DIY! Replace Cadillac ATS Ball Joints, Wheel Bearings, Lower Suspension links, Knuckles +MORE
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Time to show the wife's Cadillac some front end love. New ball joints, bearings and front end links to make it drive like a Caddy again. Here's a simple how-to on the repair and replacement. Here's the links to the parts:
Lower control arm replacements: amzn.to/3B8F9mJ
Passenger front lower control arm: amzn.to/3H92Ui5
Drivers front lower control arm: amzn.to/3iA0sHc
Front wheel bearings: amzn.to/3F4vEps
Drivers side steering knuckle: amzn.to/3FpKfxd
Passenger side steering knuckle: Currently unavailable
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keep the ATS vids coming. you are right, the ATS vids are virtually NON-EXISTANT
Will do!
XTS v-sport are hard to come by as well
Very helpful and just humorous enough to not be annoying lol. There's not enough youtubers covering Cadillac maintenance, so thank you. SUBSCRIBED
Thanks man, welcome to the channel!
Thanks for watching guys! Here's the links to the parts:
Lower control arm replacements: amzn.to/3B8F9mJ
Passenger front lower control arm: amzn.to/3H92Ui5
Drivers front lower control arm: amzn.to/3iA0sHc
Front wheel bearings: amzn.to/3F4vEps
Drivers side steering knuckle: amzn.to/3FpKfxd
Passenger side steering knuckle: Currently unavailable
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Great video that really set me up for success when tackling the same repairs/replacements on my 2.0t ATS AWD, Tom. Just a few notes, I'm sure it was omitted for time, but you want to make sure you reinstall the ABS Sensor to the wheel hub after the hub is torqued down; also, the bolts on the forward and rearward front lower control arms are 'torque to yield' bolts (one time use - they lose their elasticity and can snap when reused), make sure you order new bolts for those two points when you are replacing or even just uninstalling them to replace the knuckle. For a few extra dollars, it could save you from a catastrophic failure while flying along the road. Thanks for sharing this video, it is hard to find good instructional videos for the ATS online. Can't wait to see you tackle the timing chain and water pump replacement before I have that need myself!
“Why do I call it anti seize cause it says so on the package” love that you included that part I was wondering beforehand 😂
Glad i seen this! My Ats ball joints went bad. Unfortunately that sucks that GM make you replace that whole piece. Welp lol gotta put these parts in. Thanks again 👍🏾.
Nice work Tom. One suggestion. I have found it easier to keep the axle pushed inward to gain room to torque the hub bolts. Also helps when removing the bolts.
Love those cars! When GM designed those cars there was a lot excitement on how well they drove and handled.
Yea, you're dead on in regards to the axle, even with that it's still a tight spot. This was one of the first cars that was made after the big shakeup at GM where they told the marketing teams and executive bean counters to piss off and turned control back over to the engineers. With the exception of a few bonehead design issues, the vast majority of the design and materials are right up there with what one would expect from a "premium" brand. This isn't your grand dad's Northstar Caddy. Those day's are long gone lol.
What size what that mini bolt to access wheel bearing , I have a 2018 CTS rwd and mine are stripped
The best video ever found specific for Cadillac ATS! Here 2013 Cadillac ATS AWD owner, need to work on lower control arm replacement.... Wonder if pay the shop or buy tools.
Do you recommend doing both sides of everything you replace at the same time?
Hey i was just wondering if the steering knuckle ball joint boot was replaceable, thanks
Hi.. Definitely subscribed! Need to do both sides this coming week. They are getting bad fast. But I'm wondering, does the car need a whee alignment after the knuckle change?
Hoping for a reply even though video is 3 years old 😬
Do you know what size rotor is a 2013 cadillac ATS 2.5 L
Is it 300 mm
Great video brother!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta do the same shit to the old lady’s 2013 ATS.
Great video and again not much out there for the ats great step by step info.
Glad it was helpful!
Buick Grand National in the background. I own one myself. NICE!!😎😎
Thank you and NICE to you as well!
I got a question on how you got to the top of the lower control arm
Awesome thanks sir!
The ball joint come in the spindle or separate? And how much money cost the spindle we the ball joint?
So if this was condensed to 25ish minutes , How long did it actually take in hours or minutes ?
Took me a couple hours but when filming, it really slows things down. Should be about an hour per side if you were just focusing on getting the job done.
neat stuff
Thanks for the vid.i got question for you buddy I have 2014 ats 3.6l . And I don't know if I should change brake fluid once a while
Honestly, no real need unless you track the car. Assuming you have the Brembo brakes on your model ATS. Daily driving these massive brakes don't get very warm sot he fluid has a very east life!
Do you know whether or not the process is the same for a 13 XTS?
Wondering the exact same thing need to replace my ball joints,imma js fuck around and find out can’t be too different same make and year
And how much cost the part and the ball joint?
Well good news is that 2017 ATS 2.0T has a removable lower ball joint.
So your ATS is a 13’ but has the headlight and fog lights that have the led strip like all newer models. My wife’s 13 ATS is a base model. Ao not light strip. Is it possible to upgrade to the ones with the strip or will there need to be custom wiring done for something like that?
I don't think that's a direct swap. The LED version of headlights are really different. Not just the LED but they also have the motorized projector beams that turn the headlights left/right/up and down depending on if you're turning, heading up or down a hill. I'm guessing there's a completely separate BCM that controls this so it's not part of the factory wiring (the wiring is most likely there).
They sell aftermarket ones on eBay and the lower part drl light are from a newer model but they fitt I have them on mine
Mine is a AWD. Is it the same process? Thanks
This one is AWD as well so, yes.
ha it got worse , the XTS w the kingpins that just out of no where are always loose ... no lower balljoint at all on that (front)
Hi excuse me I have cuestión the ball joint come in the part?
Sorry I don't remember but whatever it cost me then, you can bet it's twice that now thanks to inflation!
I just noticed the lights on your lift that run up both posts on your newest video, but they were not on like this video. How do you like the lights? Did i miss you talking about the lights in one of your videos? Which lights did you go with?
They are leftovers from the lights on the ceiling. I added them to the lift but never really talked about them. I really like it. It does a nice job of throwing light up and under the cars. I just used 3m tape to attach them and wired them to one leg of the 220v that feeds the lift (not to code lol).
FUN FUN FUN
Definitely put the FU in fun!
Is that GNX for sale?
No sir, it's currently on the lift getting some major upgrades!
For the bearing removal, do you need the puller or is it possible to hammer it off?
Puller, it's just way, WAY to tight. Thanks very much for watching!
This guy is not an experienced tech. He’s gotta be renting someone’s shop to try and sell merchandise. He does thing the hard way.
Are you supposed to tighten some of the suspension bolts with the car on the ground or is that a myth?
Never heard of that to be honest.
Definitely not a myth but only really applies to where the control arms meet the subframe and not ball jointed connections. If one were to tighten a bolt, that has a rubber or poly bushing cushioning the joint, while the suspension is at full droop it will bind as the arm goes through its range of motion. It either wont allow the arm to fully articulate to full compression or it may allow it to but will literally destroy the bushing at it does. When tightening at ride height it allows for the plus or minus movements of compression or extension.
Now if you have spherical bushings, or the likes, it matters not as the spherical ball is able to rotate fully as opposed to a static rubber or poly bushing that literally can not rotate.
This is a big deal mainly with vehicles like Jeeps and such where you have alot of suspension travel, but the concept 100% still applies.
Doesn't have to be on the ground. Measure from axle nut to ground before jacking up. When ready to torque, measure again and subtract original measurement from new one. Then jack up the knuckle that amount.
How about linking the parts?
You did all that and didn't do new struts??
Didn't need them, went on to put another 45k miles on those struts before selling it, and they were still good. So, I guess that decision panned out.
Hey buddy you just worry about your own ball joints eh
I check them regularly. A little squeeze is all they need eh?
Do you know what size rotor is a 2013 cadillac ATS 2.5 L
Is it 300 mm