DanAatTheCape Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) BalljointPlay.mp4 decided to replace lower ball joint - supposed to have zero play. Lower's carry the load. A shovel handle was used to lift the tire repeatedly. Note that the torsion bar has to be "unloaded" so to speak - jack up lower control arm first. Many youtube videos available - just be sure to find one that covers torsion bar style suspensions, used an autozone part - rockauto was a lot cheaper but I wanted to get this thing ready for a trip. The 15 second shows about 4 iterations, took a bit to load for viewing here BalljointPlay.mp4 Edited June 21, 2018 by DanAatTheCape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctgriffi Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I probably need to look at doing this on mine in the next year or so. How difficult was the job? Time per side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAatTheCape Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 I talked to a local front shop that was recommended by a friend who was a toyota mechanic during the head recall era. The shop handles trucks and could handle a toy. That guy quoted 2.5 hours labor. I am disabled - it took me multiple days - little bit here , a little bit there. It was not a bad job - I used an autozone loaner pickle fork to separate the lower ball joint. You need a 30mm socket for the axle nut. Other sizes were 17 mm, 12 mm an I think a 24mm for the nut on top of the LBJ. 2.5 is reasonable for the entire job - assuming you have everything you need all lined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctgriffi Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 9:22 AM, DanAatTheCape said: 2.5 is reasonable for the entire job - assuming you have everything you need all lined. Good to know. I've got a decent pickle fork around but need to double-check the 30mm socket situation... Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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