The cost of this repair is elevated due to the flat rate manual charge at dealerships and shops, If anyone is looking to have this done to their vehicle, I provide service in Houston, Katy , Cypress, Richmond in Texas, by appointment only. a flat labor rate, plus parts for any Lexus es350 or Lexus rx350 (Front lower control arms, lower ball joints and front sway bar links replacement) inquiry to my email omarguevara27@gmail.com. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to post this. I’ve been meaning to replace my lower control arms but thought it would be a headache. You definitely gave me motivation to get this done now. 👍👍👍
A vise might not be sufficient, maybea large heavy duty one. I recommend a 12 ton press. I did some research and only Moog and delphi makes a replacement rubber bushing for the control arm. I have had experience with the moog one and doesn't last long, maybe 4 years tops. OEM is 10 years but toyota doesnt sell it seperately. Up to you to decide what you want to do. Maybe mevotech supreme brand is good , never tried them
Nice job. I'm guessing a mechanic would charge a shit ton for this, which is why I'm researching how to DIY. Overall it doesn't look too complicated for a semi skilled person.
After tighten up the control arm on the passenger side, put the motor mounts and nuts back ,keep the nuts loose and loosen middle motor nuts without taken them off this way when jackup transmission is high enough to takeoff the motor mounts on driver side
@ Omar G. had that done! but still have a little play and a slight knocking sound.! that's quite annoying when I move my steering wheel left to right (while parked can hear it clearly!) what can i do? please Help! PS have the same year make and model you worked on this video.
Knocking sound side to side while park can come from 1-tie rod ends, check them for play or the intermediate shaft in the steering column, it’s also coming on rhe RXs
@@OmarGueva was told to change my left side tie rod did Not! only visually inspected it looked fine but now know was wrong! will jack up the front end and see if there is play. With it..... again, Thank you Much!
@@OmarGueva Omar if you don't mind one last question if I discover it to be the intermediate shaft in the steering wheel? from on to ten! how difficult will it be to have it replaced or do I need to find me a good mechanic..
@@chuyocaca4153 I would say a 6-7. One thing to be careful is to lock the steering wheel so it doesn’t turn while is unattached to the steering rack, turning may damage the clock spring
Yes, the flat rate manual specified that amount but includes the removal of the whole engine, at the dealer we are charging 7hrs of labor since we don’t remove the engine.
I just had the control arms replaced on the 2013 RX 350. The SUV sometimes makes a ringing sound when decelerating at very low speed. Mostly when braking, any ideas?
@@OmarGueva how do you preload? jack under control arm or put tire on and slowly lower? Also, the forward control arm bolts are under the mounts so i'm assuming they don't need to be tightened under load. Thanks!
Rocking, swaying, unstable feeling drive. Usually associated with the rubber bushing getting old and ripped on these vehicles. Also check inner and outer tie rod ends that also produce similar symptoms.
Hi, if the control arm bushings are torn you might experience that the suspension moves when braking or a thump noise, if the ball joint is bad you will hear a rattle or clunk when going over bump
missing the point,,, when you use impact gun the bolt start spinning- it rips the rubber,,,btw I use hex key on a 10 year old lexus and it works, of course you can use another wrench like you did but oe stabilizers even after 10 years have no problem with the allen key,,,the point is the spinning bolt = RIP to the rubber boot by design,,,
@@davidg.9942you are wrong, I’ve done thousands of them with impact never once have I had any issues with boots or bearing ripping apart. I don’t know where you pull this from but as a tech who’s been working on cars for 14 years you are fine using impacts. Don’t spread false information
Great video. Definitely helpful and will be a DIY for me! Thank you. No need for background music and no need to speed up the video at time. Also, would be great if you show exactly where the jack stands are put. So many videos out there but tons of misinformation on that as well. A great video on putting jack stands for the RX350 czcams.com/video/ESrKKS4Ft5w/video.html
The cost of this repair is elevated due to the flat rate manual charge at dealerships and shops, If anyone is looking to have this done to their vehicle, I provide service in Houston, Katy , Cypress, Richmond in Texas, by appointment only. a flat labor rate, plus parts for any Lexus es350 or Lexus rx350 (Front lower control arms, lower ball joints and front sway bar links replacement) inquiry to my email omarguevara27@gmail.com. Thank you.
I was exhausted just watching this video! Good job.
Damn, you got lucky with that lower ball joint but also thanks for the video. Great job!
Man how an excellent job you did. Help me a lot good work man
Thank you for the video. Very informative and a great job. Again, thank you very much..
You helped me. Thank you
Excellent good job thank you for great video 🙏🌹
Great video
Great job
Good video
💯 🎉 great job thanks
Awesome 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you for taking the time to post this. I’ve been meaning to replace my lower control arms but thought it would be a headache.
You definitely gave me motivation to get this done now. 👍👍👍
Hi, I’m glad it helped, it’s no very hard, just need to be careful not to pull the axle too much because the boot may separate from the half shaft
Great video, thanks! Any tips for connecting the control arm to the ball joint?
So you didn’t have to drop the engine ?
Hello, no, the job can be done without removing the engine, even though the repair manual says you need to remove it
Drop the motor to a lower control arm? And use the jack on the oil pan?
Hey suppose I wanted to get the rubber bushing out for a replacement, can I just use a vice?
A vise might not be sufficient, maybea large heavy duty one. I recommend a 12 ton press. I did some research and only Moog and delphi makes a replacement rubber bushing for the control arm. I have had experience with the moog one and doesn't last long, maybe 4 years tops. OEM is 10 years but toyota doesnt sell it seperately. Up to you to decide what you want to do. Maybe mevotech supreme brand is good , never tried them
How do you connect the ball joint to the control arm. You skipped that part
Some control arms have the ball joint pre-installed.
Nice job. I'm guessing a mechanic would charge a shit ton for this, which is why I'm researching how to DIY. Overall it doesn't look too complicated for a semi skilled person.
Hi, yes the flat rate for control arms is 10hr labor charge which could be very high for a job that is not very difficult.
My mechsnic does mine for 95$
Nice video with detail info. Just wondering the lower control arms OEM part # ?
Hello, in this case the customer did not buy OEM part but I would always recommend the original parts which are higher quality and last longer
480690E050 left side
480680E050 right side
Hey dube, who is taping for you? Yourself?
Yes, apologies for the unstable left half while working with the right hand
where to support the engine when doing the driver side? on the transmission? Also, did you have to loosen the center mount in the front??
That's a good question that nobody in the history of the Internet ever bothered to answer.
I used oil pan, didn’t made any damage
After tighten up the control arm on the passenger side, put the motor mounts and nuts back ,keep the nuts loose and loosen middle motor nuts without taken them off this way when jackup transmission is high enough to takeoff the motor mounts on driver side
When you remove the torque mount at the top of the engine, do you need to support the engine from the bottom at the oil pan?
Nope. After all engine mounts loosened then raise the engine.
@ Omar G. had that done! but still have a little play and a slight knocking sound.! that's quite annoying when I move my steering wheel left to right (while parked can hear it clearly!) what can i do? please Help! PS have the same year make and model you worked on this video.
Knocking sound side to side while park can come from 1-tie rod ends, check them for play or the intermediate shaft in the steering column, it’s also coming on rhe RXs
@@OmarGueva Brother! thank you! so much! will do! and thank you for replying to me.
@@OmarGueva was told to change my left side tie rod did Not! only visually inspected it looked fine but now know was wrong! will jack up the front end and see if there is play. With it..... again, Thank you Much!
@@OmarGueva Omar if you don't mind one last question if I discover it to be the intermediate shaft in the steering wheel? from on to ten!
how difficult will it be to have it replaced or do I need to find me a good mechanic..
@@chuyocaca4153 I would say a 6-7. One thing to be careful is to lock the steering wheel so it doesn’t turn while is unattached to the steering rack, turning may damage the clock spring
Great video. Thank you. I'm being told 11.5 hours labor for this job by my mechanic. Is that correct?
Yes, the flat rate manual specified that amount but includes the removal of the whole engine, at the dealer we are charging 7hrs of labor since we don’t remove the engine.
I just had the control arms replaced on the 2013 RX 350. The SUV sometimes makes a ringing sound when decelerating at very low speed. Mostly when braking, any ideas?
Could be the brake rotors or wheel bearings
@@OmarGueva
Thank you for replying. I was thinking of the brakes but sometimes it rings when not braking. And at about 10 - 20 mph. Thanks again.
Question: When you placed it back together, did you preload before tightening the bolts all the way?
Hello, yes the suspension need to be preloaded to tighten the control arm bushing bolt, not the ball joint.
@@OmarGueva awesome! thanks for the update!
@@OmarGueva how do you preload? jack under control arm or put tire on and slowly lower? Also, the forward control arm bolts are under the mounts so i'm assuming they don't need to be tightened under load. Thanks!
can you link me to the wobble extension that you use?
It’s a regular 1/2 universal joint, something like this a.co/d/fm7DKta
needed 3 of us to get the darn thing off... on both sides; UK spec is more difficult because the bolts are stiff and awkward to get to
What were the drivability symptoms that required the replacement of the Lower Control Arms and Ball Joints?
Wondering the same??
Rocking, swaying, unstable feeling drive. Usually associated with the rubber bushing getting old and ripped on these vehicles. Also check inner and outer tie rod ends that also produce similar symptoms.
Hi, if the control arm bushings are torn you might experience that the suspension moves when braking or a thump noise, if the ball joint is bad you will hear a rattle or clunk when going over bump
Hello.Is it safe to lift from oil pan?
Yes it is, but use wood or rubber bock
Just subscribed. Going to do a 2011 Lexus is250awd same job. Muchas gracias
Sir I want to know where your shop is located
I worked at my garage
Katy Texas
the way you used impact wrench on stabilizer link is ok only if you installing new ones,,, there is a reason why main bolt has hex key opening,,,,
That little Allen key opening is not very strong, it will round off easily.
missing the point,,, when you use impact gun the bolt start spinning- it rips the rubber,,,btw I use hex key on a 10 year old lexus and it works, of course you can use another wrench like you did but oe stabilizers even after 10 years have no problem with the allen key,,,the point is the spinning bolt = RIP to the rubber boot by design,,,
@@davidg.9942you are wrong, I’ve done thousands of them with impact never once have I had any issues with boots or bearing ripping apart. I don’t know where you pull this from but as a tech who’s been working on cars for 14 years you are fine using impacts. Don’t spread false information
yep, 14 years , it says a lot,,,
If you use the pliers in the rubber boot you can torn them but if you clamp them on the metal base, you’re fine.
Great video. Definitely helpful and will be a DIY for me! Thank you. No need for background music and no need to speed up the video at time. Also, would be great if you show exactly where the jack stands are put. So many videos out there but tons of misinformation on that as well. A great video on putting jack stands for the RX350 czcams.com/video/ESrKKS4Ft5w/video.html
Hi, thank you, all lexus have 2 notches where you can put the jack stands on the body of the car.
🌬️ 🔫 (blows guñ off) flat rate😅🤣🤣🤣
Painfull to watch ! Good diy guide though!
Apologies, I recorded myself and worked with one hand