DIY: Replacing Balljoints- The Old School Way!
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2017
- In this video I show how I remove the old worn out lower ball joints on project Ketchup the old school way, with no press, no ball joint puller, but with just a hammer ! Like and Subscribe!
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Not everyone has the tools and press to do it "professionally", so yeah, we do what we need to do the way we find to do it. Nice work pal.
Ya can rent them for free at auto places.
@@MoparGuy1625 "Free" because you need to give them the full price to rent it. So it works if you have the money which not everyone does. Clamp to do this is around $100 to rent.
@@xex2kok if you don’t have 100$ to spare then how are you driving?
See the tittle of the video? Don’t have $100 “do the old school” tips
Nice and easy way to replace ball joints good old hammer 😅
I've changed ball joints on about 8 different vehicles trucks and cars. Works fine 4 me. Only thing I wouldn't beat new one in like that. Put it in freezer for few hours and use a block of wood goes in easier than you think.
One way to do this is you will still hit it in, but put a jack stand underneath the ball joint (resting on it) and hit the control arm carefully around the ball joint. It worked for me.
I spent hours trying to put it in and couldn't. So after a lot of thinking I put in the ball joint into the freezer and heated the knuckle . And voila the ball joint went in easy. With my bare hands. No hammer. Anyone has this problem but no tools try it, it works.
Works with wheel bearings as well.
I understand everyone has their own methods to ball joints but........
If you don't have a vise, then stand the arm upside down and just hammer the ball joint from the bottom.
Its better than a potential bending of your studs or rotor.
Also...I have NO IDEA why people just insert new ball joints "as-is".
Please...for the love of Jesus..toss those new ball joints in your freezer for an hour(they get slightly smaller)..THEN get the cheapest blow torch from Walmart(about $10-15) and heat up the rim of where the ball joint will be inserted(for 2-3 minutes).
Take your ice cold ball joint and insert into hot rim(No, the ball joint rubber will not melt..dont worry).
THEN tap on the top of the ball joint lightly....It will work... That's a promise!
Don't worry..you didn't buy that blow torch for just ball joints.
Use it for stubborn nuts and bolts on other projects such as:
- Camshaft Bolt
- Nuts & Bolts on your cat(not your house cat)
- Nuts and Bolts on your exhaust manifold that hasn't been turned in over a decide.
- And many others!
jbentley8383 thanks man Ill give it a try
Torch does help a lot. But!! Freezer is new. I will try it now. Thanks!!!
Outstandingly good advice!
makes a lot of sense there, famous tip , thanks jbentley.
jbentley8383 I was thinking the same thing
Great to see vids like this! Sometimes you just gotta make things work with what ya got and where you are! CHEERS brutha!
You did it with what you had screw the haters probably out last any thing they do
probably fall off when your doing 100 mile down the free way Doh
I see a lot of people saying to freeze the ball joint and heat up the spindle. In my experience putting the damn ball joint back in never been hard to put a little grease on and Tapper on in.
I gotta admit,many moons ago I did the same thing with one difference I used a piece of wood pounding the new one in. Dodge pickup and worked fine for many years. Gotta do what you gotta do.
Right! He got the job done....should have used a 2x4 to protect the new joint though, but still, not everybody can afford a press, or rent a "free" press.
Removing the balljoint the old school method, yes... but not old school for replacement. No one beats a new part in unless they don't worry about potential issues. These steering knuckles are hard to use a press on when removing a balljoint, i know cause I have a 02 accord with these on it, but i assure you a press will work just fine on em when reinstalling.
Nothing beats old school like the good old Hammer
old school is sometimes the only way that works... I tried the ball joint press tool with breaker bar and 2 different impact wrenches (the C clamp of the press tool actually bent!), penetrating oil, heating with a torch nothing would budge the ball joint (yes I had already removed the spring clip). I finally just started beating on it with a hammer. It eventually took a well placed socket and hitting it very hard with a sledge hammer but I got both of them out. I'm guessing prior owner put JB Weld or actually welded them or something.
You have to replace the tile floor 2 is all scrach up
Lol
Ya'll gotta take the stick out ur butts.. I've done a few ball joints this way, never had an issue.. newflash, you can mess this up with a press too. Common tools + careful ingenuity > expensive tools + ego. Nice work, brother!
Thanks man!
rubber hammer maybe instead ;'D
Great suggestion. But if you are doing a Honda CrV, avoid. You will never get it in back without damaging it. I damaged 2 before I finally went and got the tool from O'Reilly for free. ( you put a deposit and get your money back when you return the tool - 48 hours)
Thanks. I have to install mine on a 2002 jeep liberty. I bought the same brand and I am hoping it works as easy has you did?!?!??. delivery of the part should be here by next week Tuesday.
You got an awesome accent dude. Great video!
You need a bigger hammer my friend. A 5 lb sledge will come in handy, beleive me. I am going to put the ball joints in the freezer and heat up to spindle a little (not to much) so that they might go to together a little easier. and you can put grease on them. it won't hurt them.
great video & love the Donkey Kong music
Thanks man! 🙏🏽
Living in America we can borrow the right tools for the job from local parts stores. Good improvisation young man. Personally, I've had bad luck with Moog ball joints.
Agree on the Moog ball joints. Bought controll arms and steering joints from Moog, because recommended by some CZcams channels. Control arms went bad within a year. Torn up bushings. Not really trusting the steering joints now, that are still on....
@@jeroen7699 Yep. I gave them a couple chances on my former Dodge Ram truck. Both times they had a very short life.
Thanks for the video. What year is this vehicle? Thanks for your reply.
trankt54155 it's a 99 civic.
Just Taaaaap it in Taaaaaaaaap it Taaaaaaaaap it in.. 😂 I love that part!🙏🏼🙌🏼 Thanks bro
Hahaha I'm glad you like it!
Great video man. Love the Happy Gilmore clip. Fucken classic man.
i did this before I knew the right way. dented the shit outa the ball joint and broke the shit outa the concrete steps, but it worked, car still drives ok
Sound's like a success to me
oh no... you can ruin the new ball joint doing that.
Same process for upper ball joints ?
Lucky you didn't damage the floor tiles lol. Interesting video. Regards Stephen
Gotta get it done some how! Oldschool
Do we have to dent the metal plate, as well??
It's optional. You can remove it beforehand if you don't need to make it custom.
Good video
All these nay-sayers, but he got the job done. We can't all buy $50-$100 press kits, or rent "free" ones from AutoZone. My press kit c-clamp inner length is 6-3/4in and STILL isn't long enough to fit around my factory joint and press it out on my '96 Dakota.
I need a clamp at least 7in in inner length, but they don't seem to exist....So I'm gonna bang the old one right outta there. The new joints base is a little shorter so the clamp should fit to press the new one in. Nice to have a video seeing it done before I do it. Thanks man!!!
Tanks....i doin dis rite now bui....bless up
a block of wood would have gone a long way haha
My thoughts exactly. NEVER hammer directly onto the new parts.
I know sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. But using a piece of wood to hammer new one in would have been smarter. Hopefully you didn't speed up wear or st8 up damaging it when installing. Either way good video thanks man
If I ever...
Ever see my son using this kind of method especially on my tile floor........
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Oh boy!!!!!
Lol. #GetTheStrap 😂😂
The do music makes this video better lmao
3 lb hammer, baby!
How’s that tile floor and them backing plates lol
They are both good!!!
That happy Gilmore part was funny af
Don't parts stores usually have loaner tools you can use for free?
Yeah, it's a loan system that you pay to borrow them, but they give your money back after returns
There comes a time when you have spent your last dollar on the part and you must make due with what you have.
Sometimes people dont have the money for the deposit
Exactly
I just spent every penny of my paycheck to get my ole junk ford rolling again and I dont have the 160 dollar deposit so my ball joints are in the freezer and imma heat up the spindle get the right size socket and get them in
also heat works
The pace of the video is really chill , try not smoking the joint before replacing the ball.
Lol! Nah man I don't smoke. Not even vape. Lol
Beat mine in..worked great
Hitting a ball joint at the flat part.. it’s nit a very good idea. Considering it will wear down quicker and it’s damaging your ball joiny?
True..There is always a possibility of damaging the joints regardless of what way you choose to put them in. As I stated before this is just one of the many ways in which you can change your balljoint. It may not be the preferred way but it gets the job done. I've been on these balljoints for more than 8000miles of 300whp round driving. Seen at least two track events and lots of spirited driving and the balljoints are holding u like a champ!
Bravos bros exelente video tanks
Thanks fam
Praying for Lahaina ❤
And a 3/4" brass rod about 12 inches or more would be much better for tapping it in.
Only thing I'd suggest is using a bit of wood on the new ball joint to keep new parts pretty 😜. But ay, She's in, and it's working. Good shit bro 👌. I'll bet the people giving you shit have used quite a few "industry standard" techniques themselves when they haven't had the tools required... "If it's stupid and it works, is it stupid?" 😂
This is the best way to damage a knuckle, boy!
Should we just hit it with the hammer before installing it? And do we use a right ?or left handed hammer?
Poncho Sanchez you need an ambidextrous hammer
Pounding with a hammer on tile?
Did it kinda the same way but with an open pipe so it just hits around it video is in my channel.
Next time use a sledge not a tiny hammer aka use a tool to talk to it with. When putting new one in, use a socket or block of wood socket around diameter of balljoint
Be careful if installing a ball,joint this way, I've personally seen new ball joints get broken in this manner
I shouldn’t have seen this !
You managed to MacGyver it in. It's been nearly three years since u posted this vid. How long did they last? in So Cal Autozone rents the tools for free so I went that route.
I still have these badboys in. Still running strong. About to get retuned for more power....lets see if they handle the power increase and more hard driving
They’re not free, you pay up front it’s free when u return the rental
@@kevinokum8561 Correct. The charge a card for the part, but refund your money when the tool is returned.
Some people dont have the deposit to rent the tool,bud 😂why u think they went there in the 1st place, for cheap aftermarket parts lol Haha let alone they definitely wont have the xtra cash for renting the tool.. i lik the video because it shows we dont need to spend more $ on renting tool i rather invest in the ball joint removal kit..😂
Good job man, it’s not as easy as it looks but easy is for sissies
That is what we call THE WRONG WAY TO INSTALL A BALL JOINT but a good way to ob-long the hole I hope that's your car and not someone paying to mess it up my god
Roger Goss ya could of broke top of ball joints could us wood so impact was leveled out. Also heard putting grease in ball joints slot and freezing ball joint can help decently when putting it in. You can use a compressed air can flip it upside down and you get all gasses and make ice cold air
yes it is my car. i took caution in hammering the ball joint symmetrically. as i mentioned before i have a hydraulic press, i chose to do it this way to show that you can do it yourself using normal everyday tools. not recommended but it can be done.
LPG9000 ! Compressed air? Lol you been watching to much TV
LPG9000 ! All liquid... not gasses. Oh people on the internet.
Anyway.good video I say. I got to do this now to my nissan 4wd upper control arm. 18 year old ball joint isn't fun.
Thanks for the video on what not to do. Ever!
Yea should of put something on the back of the new ball joint anything wood .
I have my doubts about the competence of someone using a claw hammer for mechanical work. Gee, is the claw his pickle fork substitute?
You should use hammer with piece of wood!
Take your brake rotors off when attempting this!!!! I warped a rotor when a stray sledgehammer swing (or 3) missed the balljoint
It's can't be done when the bolt join us fitted on the control arm
Can still be done just place a 2×4 under the ball joint while placed into the a arm and Jack up the ball joint into the A Arm and hit the top of the A Arm with a big sludge hammer lol just did this the other day 3 hits and it was in
mini sledge...
No Ute.... Leave on the knuckle and shock that shit out. 😂 turn use a Jack hoist up the rotor and boom
True! That's another way to do it as well! 😄
I was fairly certain that I knew the answer, but went ahead and asked a few retired mechanics anyway. It turns out that the "old school" methodology has never involved beating the ever loving shit out of new parts. The "old school" mentality is more of a "do the right thing the right way, even if it's the hard way" methodology. If you're going to fix your own car, invest in some proper tools, it'll save you tons of time and money in the long run.
Lol, perfect
As right as you are not everyone is financially able to do that. Like for me for instance I didn't plan on doing any suspension work, let alone never have in my life before. Winter comes, ice happens car spins out and now my suspension is fucked. I learned how to do head gaskets being self taught how hard could this. Anyways moral of the story if I had the money and if I knew a head of time if being doing this type of car work yes if invest in proper tools cause my god are you right. But unfortunately not only can I not afford to get proper tools or pay to rent I don't know anyone with most tools I need either so I'm left to figuring it out the shitty. Been almost a year since I did my head gaskets and for being self taught and first time working on a car I'd say that's quite the achievement and I had money to do that then so didn't have this problem. But doing suspension the ghetto way probably isn't the best way to learn, might cause bad habits in future if ever have to do again. But like people say gotta do what you gotta do and if it works it works. There's always more efficient or safer way of doing things that this guy in the video lacks but it's worked for him. Who knows if it failed doing 70 mph down the road but let's hope not lmao. My new ball joint seems more heavy duty then the one that was on the car. So I'm not to worried about couple dents from banging it in but I ain't gonna beat the shit out of it
Ok I'm a courier and drive 80,000 a year in civics.I have hammered in ball joints.They break later everytime after about 30,000 miles.Usually on the highway doing 85mph and I've screwed up my fender and paint job.Shit.....I don't hammer them in anymore.
Mate, you smashed the back plate at the top and the bottom and it looks like you've smashed the top of the ball joint too. Maybe not damaged it but it will rust quicker!!! Ever used a bushing press to hammer a fitting in?????
You need to put a socket on the outer edge of the ball joint! If you hit the middle it will ruin it.
My husband tried that and it cut through the rubber on the ball joint. Completely ruined the brand new ball joint
@@christyblack1700 on most ive done you can remove the rubber boot theres usually a ring that holds it remove that it comes off and put back on before you connect the control arm
@@etchosts8162 any way to replace the rubber boot without replacing the whole ball joint? Also once it was "tapped in" we are unable to move the ball joint at all.. any idea as to what I need to do for it to move? It has been greased but that's about it
@@christyblack1700 you cant move it because the housing is bent onto the stud thats why i say dont tap the center your supposed to use a ball joint press kit. You can rent them from oreilly. You can change the boot but you’d be hard pressed finding just the boot ive never bought one by itself
Nice hack job.
Why all the negativity......followed his instructions and everything went smoothly.....LMAO
Do I need to do it on my mum's tiles?
Omg thank u so muchhh!!! You’re awesome!!! 😃
whatever works man
You can rent tool for free at autozone to do this
Yeah for like two hundred and something dollars, LOL. It's not free course you get the money back, but he'll you got to have the money to get the damn thing.
You can literally get a cheap kit on eBay no need to hammer it in lol
Yeah if you have to buy it then it wouldnt be using things you have laying around the house...(would be a special tool)
Poor tiles on that floor...
You can get a free tool from autozone called A PRESS!
t Mann true but not all autozones have it. thats y i ended up purchasing my own hydraulic press. also as I mentioned before, this vid was made using tools that the layperson person would have around the house. 👍🏽
It costs one to two hundred dollars to rent, although you get your money back.
Autozone PEP Boys Napa etc.. doesn't exist in the West Indies, welcome to the hood. At leadt use a 2x4 block of wood.
@@aaronstevens7021 you are right. Not free at all, yes you get your money back but not everybody has 200 bucks laying around to spare even if it is only for a little while. Good point
In my next video I will show you how to replace ceramic tile.
Way to create more content!
Who needs special tools 😂
Now that is how you destroy shit. Do yourself a favor and borrow a ball joint press.
never hit a ball joint with a hammer it just fuck them up
I think he smoked the joint before replacing the ball!
that was sure something. what i am not sure.
The press is only 25 quid
Snap ring
Snap ring pliers
You live on a rented house right?
What makes you assume that? But no I dont
lmao, was it that tile that gave it away?
Who cares dumb ass its his floor and his money to do anyway he wishes
Use a damn socket over new ball joint.
Buy a press £25 and do It right did my sons last weekend 2 hrs done.
This is sooooo not the way to do it unless your intention is to damage your new ball joint. You know auto zone rents the ball joint press, essentially for free cause you get your money back when you return the press. Hell and if you can’t afford to rent it you can use some sockets and a decent sized c clamp🗜
o wow those poor studs and tile than that poor rotor has you where pounding on that new ball get a cheap press and save on the abuse
i have a hydraulic press in my storage. i chose to do it this way using everyday tools that people tend to have at home. Everyone does not have access to a press but should have access to a hammer.
Honestly what a lot of us would probably do if we get frustrated 😂Idk why people try to act professional in the comments😂
Definitely a West Indian
LOL!!!!
Theirs the right way and the wrong way
No thank you......
I bet you gonna change that part every 6 months the way you worked
Still on the same ball joints since then.. daily driving, drag racing a few times.. no play whatsoever 😊
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