2003 Nissan Sentra Front Ball Joint & Wheel Bearing Replacement -Fixing it Forward
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- Here's another video in the series with Jerry Hall's 2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R. In this episode I replace the left lower ball joint and left front wheel bearing. I was intent on working the brakes into this video, but as you can see, things didn't quite turn out the way I had planned.
No matter. The work got done and we are one step closer to completing the repairs on this car. To be honest, it'll be a few episodes before we wrap this one up. Stay tuned.
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nothing wrong with welding a balljoint in, been done before plenty of times, will be done again by plenty of other people. he clearly explained in the video all the reasons for doing this, and why it is safe. thanks eric!!
All of a sudden everyone becomes an engineer once they see a welded a ball joint. Eric is a professional not some incompetent guy watching youtube to learn a trade.
It's kind of satisfying to see that I'm not the only one struggling with repairs. I always start with something that looks like a half hour job, but ends up with having half my car or motorcycle in parts... Fixing it forwards is therapy to me ;-) Thanks Eric!
Currently going thru that right now
Eric we really appreciate how you just let your whole experience just hang out there!
All through out watching this I was thinking it was like me with my Saab. The more you did the more you find out needed doing. Nothing went to plan. Great video, shows what working on cars is really like
"I was just at the parts store!!!!" This should be a topic for another video... I feel your pain bro!
I usually get my cars up in the air and all disassembled so I know what to buy before making a trip to the parts store lol. Working on other people's crap you don't generally have that much time.
+Thomas Jackson One thing i've learned is take everything off and apart that you are goin to need to do. Make a list then go to the parts store. SO MANY TRIPS! i don't even have to tell the guys what i'm working on or my phone number for the warrantys anymore.
I must admit that it is nice to see that even the great Eric has to "continue down the rabbit hole" from time to time. Having owned my share of Fixing it Forward quality vehicles, this has been me every time I wanted to fix something simple. Good job keeping your cool, Eric!
Thanks for the video. I have had so many car projects that have gone like this. It feels like you've opened Pandora's box. Thanks for sharing your frustrations. It's kind of nice to see you work through this and roll with the punches.
I have to say that you're awesome for giving back to the less fortunate in dire need. I too on occasion do what I can , it doesn't seem fair to make so many trips to the part's store. Your videos have helped me tremendously in times where what it is your repairing, clears the mind of frustration. Thanks a million times or more.
+Joe Solid Thanks very much for your comment. Really made my day.
Your videos are fun to watch, especially this one because of its realism of what I routinely run into being a weekend mechanic. But, I'm learning a lot by your mistakes. The fix it forward concept is the best!
Can't believe what I just watched. This is the sort of thing a lawyer dreams about.
What?
@@justinbouy3153 He's probably talking about the ball joint welds. The worst thing that would happen is the ball joint fails prematurely and they'd have to replace whole the control arm which you'd have to do anyway.
I’m sorry so what would u have done genius??
Share.!!!!😩
I know this was 7 yrs ago, but today the cheapest and quickest method is to replace the arm. Good show sir
I love this video because it’s so real - scope creep happens, even to etcg! Very informative. I also learned that I can use my Honda brake fluid in my Nissan (which is awesome since I have both Hondas and 1 Nissan). Two thumbs up!!!
From watching Eric's videos, I must say that Car mechanics are super-awesome. Hard to begrudge the seemingly high costs of repairs for us muggles.
I was going to order the same exact ball joint for my Sentra but then i saw your video that it wouldn't fit. Thank you for saving me time!
My favorite parts of his videos, is the way that he rips on people who always complain about his safety glasses haha. "Shop teachers" I love it.
Etcg amazing repair video, never seen a press fit wheel bearing job done that quick and easy, wish I had a hub grappler, got two wheel bearing jobs to do soon.
Love the added humor, Eric! Keep up the good work!
Fixing it Forward, its starts with penetrating fluid and ends with brute strength. Love the fixing it forward videos.
Thanks for the awesome video. Even when you forget which size tool you used, you always find a way to crack a joke.
Eric is in rare form in this one. Classic "Eric the car guy" dry wit!
It's become like a advert for tools Eric
Bring back the early days of ETCG
Eric the car guy you are the best mechanic on CZcams and good guy.Pure Respect for you sir :-)
Love these fixing it forward videos. As "they" say, no good deed goes unpunished. That is why the fixing it forward rides fight with you so much. ;P Love it, It is more realistic to what the average Joe rocking this in his driveway will run into.
Great video, Eric. Thanks for doing what you do. Fridays are the best day of the week haha.
Aw Eric, it's the gift that keeps on giving!
Projects can be tough at times. Good job staying positive and making things work! Be careful with that brake dust.
Awesome vid Eric , ok it was more like five vids in one. That's the way it goes in the real world. 👍👍
My favourite type of ETCG videos
when you say "Thank you Car Parts King" i think of that commercial with Ray Zalinsky
+Scott Scout Now I can hear him with his commercial speech.
Love the hub grappler, Have one myself, use it all the time. great tool, great time saver.
31:43 "I want it back." Haha! That is why I enjoy watching your repair videos so much. :)
I'm pretty sure he doesn't even read this comments often,but he should take his own advise. in one of his videos he said he dint bother in replacing ball joints, he just replaced control arms. I learned that from him. I used to replace balljoints all the time. but to be honest. you save time and money by just replacing the arm. dint agree with the balljoints solution.but hey, I have seen it done before and it works. thanks for another great video!
+javier cabrero It was the only solution on that day. The control arms were not available, and wouldn't be for several days. I didn't want to jam up the rest of the repairs because of that. There's more to it than what you see in the videos, always.
+EricTheCarGuy thanks for the reply! I been a long time subscriber and I have learned a lot of things over the years by watching your videos! thanks and keep up the good work. hope to see a new video soon!
+javier cabrero Thank you for being a 'long time subscriber' and for your comments. Appreciated. New videos come out on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Keep an eye on my social networks for when they are released.
are you serious people ? eric is showing us how to deal with a situation when you are stuck... if the welds will fail which i pretty much think they wont its still attached... and if you feel sloppiness when they fail you can change the whole control arm, come on people have respect for eric who puts ton of work to make videos to help you fix your car and make it better !
Ah yes...the reality of car repair. Thanks, Eric for the start of another great series.
Props on perseverance and meeting every challenge. Read a bunch of the comments on a weld versus press fit and which one is stronger. My question would be did the welded install center the ball joint properly? Or is there some tolerance there making that not a concern.
Realy enjoyed this one, you have the same luck as me when it comes to fixing cars. The only thing I would have done different was to put a wet rag over the top of the ball joint before welding, but hindsight is easy.
Back in the '90s, when I was still working in a shop, all of the JDM cars needed a rotation tool to get the caliper piston to go back into the caliper. I know that all of the '80s and '90s Japanese brands did this. I still have the tool in my box, it looks like a large dice cube.
You can look at the inside of the caliper piston. If it has a couple of slots, or a couple of recessed holes, or something along those lines, then it requires the rotation tool to twist the piston. Once you rotate the piston, it recesses back into the caliper. You cannot simply compress it back in, because they won't do that.
I won't swear that a 2003 Nissan is the same way, but I would bet that it is...
But not on the front calipers, right?
VW/Audi have rotating pistons just in the back
Great series Eric!
could have done with this video 2 months ago! went to replace ball joints on a 2004 Nissan Almera hatch only to find they wouldn't come out (diy at home). I resorted to swapping out the complete control arms but they were relatively inexpensive though so not too bad!
Also changed the PS rack so interested to see how you get on with that job... I found it a struggle!
What! I changed the ball joints in my 2004 Sentra SE-R SpecV in december 2015. The ball joints I bought were a generic brand from Partsource and they pressed right in no problem using that same C-Clamp style press tool that you had there.
I definitely did not run into this issue and this is the same style of car since the model was the same between 2002 to 2006.
This is one of the most educational videos I've seen all year.
I'm not gonna lie, those spot welds are going to keep me up at night😂
Youre a really good guy for doing all this
Another year and you'll get your gold CZcams Play Button Award! :)
love fixing it forward helping people is awesome
Those ratcheting wrenches are real time savers! So handy.
love your work keep it up eric
Great vid Eric .... Keep up the good work
watching ETCG on the couch with a hot cup of coffee, ahhhh
you make very good videos and explain everything very well.
I enjoy watching the struggle, f-up as it is I'm glad that I'm not alone when ever I get my hands dirty
My first thumbs down of an EricTheCarGuy video. Welding in a ball joint that is too small for the control arm? That's completely rigged! Saying it'll stay in place is crazy. You've changed the metallurgy of both the ball joint and control arm by welding. If you see any failure, I'd bet the metal will tear out of the control arm and that's certainly not going to stay together. Eric, I really like your channel and the whole fixing it forward idea but this video really bothers me.
Literally puts someone in extreme danger over 15$
This guy is 10 times the mechanic that I'll ever be but I was really disappointed in this video. He should have just replaced the whole lower control arm.
Love you...most of the time...can't believe you did this....still love the channel though
6:37 Eric reminds me of Bob Belcher from Bobs Burgers, made me LOL....thank you Eric.
Thanks Eric, your videos are informative ..
Fixing it Forward is awesome!!! Great vid showing the crap that I thought only happened to me, when I try to work on other people's stuff! Does the "R" mean it's a racing Sentra? LOLOLOL Nice job, Eric!
Thats first time i see eric the car guy bodging a job.
You done a good job on that repair
I don't understand why so many are opposed to the welding. I think Eric did a fantastic job. Welding makes for a stronger setup anyway.
sorry this one is giving you grief.
Thanks for the video and as always keep up the good work.
+adventureoflinkmk2 well it was also a crapcan
+adventureoflinkmk2 some might say can is what it needs to be turned into
"I really hate loosing the steel brake lines" Says Eric lol A+
"it'll come off like butta"
you've been hanging around Paul Cangialosi too much lol
Can see the lawyers lining up when those welds fail..unbelievable.
Sentra SE-R (2.5) and base models (1.8) have slightly different front lower ball joints. I learned this the hard way. The Moog part numbers K90434 and K9633 are for base model Sentras the 1.8 L engine while K500338 is for the SE-R model with the 2.5 L engine. I emailed Moog customer service about this.
thanks for confirming. im replacing the ball joints and tierods and was confused why there was 3 options for the ball joints. do you also have a sentra ser? what kind of ball joint remover did you use if you dont mind.
@@THR36IX I did the job on a friends car. Pretty sure we just borrowed a ball joint press from autozone.
I enjoy watching your vids,thanks
Wow if a mechanic told me he was gonna weld my ball joint I'd be like hell no!
+ChromeGunner86 Maybe not if youre broke. $100 for ball joints or $400 for new control arms? While both will fix the problem.
+ChromeGunner86 Either that or pay $150 more for a part that isn't avail be for 2 days.
+EricTheCarGuy seen ball joint welded many times on old dodge trucks. No big deal
@ericthecarguy. No matter how many people sre complaining about what you did, theres several others that still like your videos including me. I like that you keep it real in yiur videos and when the worst case scenarios come you do what you gotta do. Whether its using a welder or a lot of power tools when stuff dont want to budge. Do what you gotta do sir. I stand by you 👌. Im sure youll make sure everything is safe whenever you can. And do care about safety.
I think I wanna weld now. Thanks Eric.
I ran into something similar on my 04 Colorado, my shiny new Moog sway bar end links were rubbing against the steering knuckle. Had to go with some cheaper, non greaseable ones. I guess every manufacturer has slightly different interpretations and measurements for replacement parts.
Thought it was just me with the hammer and chisel on the bearing race. This was on my old MX-5 (Miata) however it was fused to the spindle so was tentative cutting the groove. Can you not open the brake fluid reservoir instead of the bleed valve when trying to push the caliper piston? With a rag to catch any potential spillage of course.
I had a little chuckle when the ball joint nut took a hold of your spanner, same thing happened to me recently when working on my Saab 9-3, bugger all clearance above the nut courtesy of the outer CV joint on the axle. I wish now that I'd backed out the axle like you did for the extra clearance but was trying to avoid the hassle of removing the drive shaft nut, my workshop manual said they weren't reusable and I hadn't ordered new ones, and since I live in Australia Saab parts aren't usually stocked at the local autoparts store.
I had the same problem. The balljoints I got from the parts store were to big. I got on rock auto and one of them had actual dimensions. I had to wait a week but it fit.
Oreilly Auto Parts has lower control arms readily available for that vehicle under the Import Direct line around $120.
I had the opposite problem at NAPA - they tried to sell me a ball joint that was 2mm larger in diameter than the ball joint I pressed out (yes, the part number was correct, checked against the VIN). I didn’t want to ruin my LCA so I went somewhere else and found one that was spot on.
Eric's word of this video ended up being "Butter".
Like working with a buddy. A little humor and several trips to the parts store
Eric you're so hilarious I see you getting frustrated LOL
The bolt struggle always reminds me of the wrench and torch meme.. can’t be right if its liquid lol
Just for the doubters, he's a pro and knows what he's doing. If he says its safe, its safe!!! If you were going to weld, I guess you would be a competent welder and if not you wouldn't weld, you'd purchase the correct part and fit it.
I'm came back to this video for a little giggle haha 😂
Would it have also been an ok idea to add some weld to just the lower arm, and then grind some material away? And then press the ball joint into the arm at that point?
Oh god I’ve been looking for this
this in beneath your standard of repairs eric... and if you wanna weld this. atleast weld it well, now like you did with small squshy tacks...
Its like your getting old, your work is getting way more sloppy :P.
not checking the brakes completly for any parts you might need before running to the parts store ;)
i hope your not ill or somthing :P
you cutting to the hub, I havent seen you do that earlyer, you where way more precise.
And a pro tip for your OTC hub tool, get a trust bearing INA D-5, it will help a lot with the performance of the tool, go watch South Main Autos channel where he uses the OTC tool :)
I replaced my ball joint with the exact same one you are using, but mine is a newer SE-R Spec V, which has the same control arms. I just pressed it in, with a kit from autozone. Not sure, why yours doesn't work.
Definitely one of those things you want to call the customer for to get approval on, but as long as they're OK with it, lol. BZZZZZZT.
Hey Eric, how much does it usually cost to swap one set of wheels to another on a car. As well as transferring the TPMS sensors from the first set of wheels to the second.
Is it just me or is Eric basically the Bob Ross of mechanics? 🤔
Nice job eric. I live in the salt belt and every single time i work on my cars i have the same issues. Lots of unexpected problems. Gotta just fix em them move on!
+MrEbusinessexpress OMG that's right, just think what rust will do to those tiny little welds.
Saying OEM part lasted 14 years, then hoping moog will last just as long is a stretch no offense. I wouldnt have that on my car, but for someone on a budget, you really tried your best for them. getting them on the road for another few years im sure is going to help him alot though. and all your work is appreciated.
+Bardia Ghajari You wouldn't have a Moog part on your car or a welded ball joint?
+Bardia Ghajari I have been using moog parts for years never had a problem with any of there parts.
With the mileage on the vehicle I don't think it was worth putting an OEM part on there. I think that repair will last the remaining service life of the vehicle.
zoidberg444 Your right
Still think moog makes good parts at leaste i have found them to work well and last long.
New idea for the fixing it forward series !!!! lets fix the failing light bulb very apparent at 33:26 ANNOYING !!!! thanks for the good wholesome videos eric !
Eric investigate fully before going to buy parts. It saves time and money. Not to mention all the looks you get from the repair store people.
Hey man, quick question. Do you have a video explaining how to tell if a ball joint is loaded or unloaded? I have to say that's one of my weak points and I am looking everywhere trying to grasp it.
Hey Eric, you should set up an Account with WorldPac.. they have a parts warehouse in Fairfield. we use it all the time at work. (Advance Auto)
I had to do the same thing with my Nissan. Never had these problems with replacement parts for my Toyota or Honda
I thought the wheel bearing on my 1982 Saab was bad because I noticed a little movement when I had the hub/bearing assy. off. Did some reading and learned that's normal until the axle nut is snugged back up--don't know if it's the same on other vehicles or not. Confirmed, though--slapped it back together and it was tight as tight.
Another possible issue would be one I ran into with parts from NAPA. Had to do the tie rod end on my Bronco II. Box had the right part number. The part? The ID number on the physical bag was for an F350. Totally different when compared with the removed one. I wound up returning it (twice...next one had the same incorrect part in the correct box). Went to Advance and they ordered in the correct one. 100% match. Always check a part number if stamped or bagged has the number. Never know what dingelberry was filling boxes.
+EricTheCarGuy the welds didn't look strong enough to me from my phone screen - but I'm sure seeing them in person you felt comfortable with it. Would welding from the bottom of the control arm and using the snap ring up top have been a better choice?
+topper348 I'm happy with what I did and it's held up for more than 2 months now so I think I'm good. Thanks for your input.
need some help, trying to locate a fully assembly rear struts and coils for a 2001 AcurA rl......what manufactures out there has them?????
This is the best Eric can do. You're going to have to roll with it.
+optimistichorizon LOL.