DIY: ABS Tone Ring & Ball Joint: Ford Escape 

That's what I like to see. No lift, on your knees and the seat of your pants just like most of us. Great video Ivan, Eric would be proud. Thank you!

Automechanics at it's best, thanks for going through the effort to let us watch over your shoulder. It's a sign of an honest teacher, when you give timely safety advice. I find it very disconcerting when some authors make it sound too easy, setting people up for dangerous failure.

Good video Ivan. I'm glad you like those wrenches and I hope they give you good service.

Nice fix - It brought you back to the wrenching side of the business.

Great video Ivan I loved your motorcross style safety goggles

Very good video explained. Thanks for your information, it helped me a lot. Thank you. I send you greetings from Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua Mexico

I think you doing a fantastic job with your safety

I was happy to see you protecting yourself especially with the respirator...rust dust will wreak havoc in your lungs and heavy metals will be there for life. I love Brakleen but you have to watch that also. You are young and a great tech/mech & need more of your caliber in the automotive field!! Moog is my preference for suspension parts. Nice job Ivan and another quality PHD job!

Good Job Ivan. Your the man!

I love the prybar/hydraulic jack/air hammer action!

I recommend to use a metal bristles brush to clean tha tone ring area or sandpaper like 100 or 150 grit to sand off the rust around the ring, using a file can damage the surface around where the ring will go in as a file can take way too much metal and leave uneven areas and cause the ring no to be able to be installed tightly, another thing is to use the old tone ring on top of the new one to hammer to install it also put some light bead of grease around the area and it it’ll go in perfectly.

Very nice work Ivan and looks like you'll get quite a few years from that repair. Have a great evening and don't work too hard!

Good video and nice calm work 👍

I appreciate this video. Working on my 2nd Toyota Avalon with a wheel bearing that came apart and destroyed the original tone ring. Trying to go back in with one of those Dorman aftermarket ones as well, for the first time. Clueless how to get it on there, so this helps a lot!

Great job Ivan.

enjoyed your video , learned a lot , thank you man

First would like to say thanks for the video. well shown and gave good advice. I differ from your opinion on anti-seize though. just did a break job on an '06 and it took 2 hours to get the rotor off. this included using torch and a BFH. those several swipes of anti-seize made it for several strikes from your hammer and it came off.

Your comment at 29:05 about it being a Ford and the axle coming back out was awesome. I have Ford friends that I need to show this video to. 😉

Great repair!!

I just did this on the drivers side including the brake hose. After cleaning most of the rust where the tone ring sits, I sprayed some high temp rust resistant paint to help prevent a re occurrence although I doubt this will be on the road in another 10 years. Should I need to do another one I'll definitely borrow the tools that some auto parts stores offer to make the job easier. There were no major issues.. hardest part was seating the new tone ring. First time for me so I went slow.. a couple of hours including greasing the sway bar links that I replaced last year.

Good job Ivan. I'm doing front wheel bearings on my Mazda soon so I'll be thinking about you. Hey, next time you're at HF pick up a 1/2" ratcheting breaker bar, they are awesome and plenty durable for most work. Nice swag BTW.

still here 2021. great stuff man, thanx

great vid ivan... even though you were raggin on this escape. truth is there are no perfect cars, for that we should be thankful. maybe next time try to freeze the ball joint while you do the tear down so it goes in very easy... or just use that 3/4 breaker :)

Nice job, love that you show all the work done! Front right abs ring is broken from rust so I'll be installing a new one on my 2002 Escape. Thanks again for the great video!

Iv been following you from Perth Western Australia ,you are a very smart and nice fella but man you'll have to try and get your self a car hoist, I take my hat off to you working on the floor

gutting to lose a tyre due to irregular wear, great video!

Looks good!!! If you are going to be doing "rust belt" repairs in your shop, have you considered getting something like a Snap On PH3050 air hammer. It really does make stuff move along a lot easier. You are also reaching the point where you might want to get a lift in your shop as well. Im good at spending other peoples money LOL. Chris

Glad to see you have been able to upgrade to a Astor Nano ! Save your pennies for your own "Big Nasty" !

I bought one last year. 06’ Escape XLT. Excellent condition, no problems, no rust, clean vehicle, 136k mi.. Got it home and got under it to inspect the overall condition of suspension/steering components. There was not any problems (*other than what is described below), I was merely giving close inspection of my new purchase. Holy crap. What cheap parts Ford used! The sway bar links were so...cheap! Nothing had a grease zerk! I decided to to some preventive maintenance and replaced everything with MOOG. Links, tie rods, etc.. While I was at it, I replaced the shocks, struts, new slotted rotors and ceramic pads. All cheap enough and easy enough to do.Also, I replaced the crappy cracked brake hoses! In this video, one can see the crap brake hoses. I would recommend replacing those as; well-cheap and easy to do. Popped on a new set of Firestones/alignment and we are good to go! I have to say the vehicle is better than new as the MOOG “problem solving” parts are far superior. Handles like a new vehicle. 👍 So, the vehicle is like new in performance, handling and appearance. But that is not the coolest thing about this purchase...no. The coolest thing was that I bought the vehicle at a yard sale for...(drum roll)...$400.00! And my wife found a ten dollar bill stuck between the seats on the way home from the sale! Down to $390.00!!! Details. $500. OBO on the sign. The guy thought he had an internal engine problem, said it made a horrible noise. I asked if it was a high pitch tick or a duller thud knocking. He said neither, and that it comes and goes. I told him that internal engine problems don’t come and go; but come and get worse! Got it fired up(dead batt) and it was purring quietly. He said give it a few minutes...after 5min, the noise came. I looked down and saw the tensioner and belt flapping about, pointed out to him that the problem was outside the engine, not internal ( I’m an honest guy). He pointed to his brand new truck and said, “Well, I got a new truck, so make me an offer. I said $400 and he said deal! I stopped at parts store on way home and got a new belt and tensioner. When I got home, I found the culprit that caused the tensioner failure; *bad bearing on the a/c compressor clutch($15). These vehicles are relatively easy to work on unless...oh boy...unless the alternator neeeds replaced! That is a major pain and best left to a shop...and it’s gonna cost. Easily 3-5hrs labor. It’s UNDER the engine in the REAR! A real pain in the keister for those that may be lacking tools and experience. In summary, save yourself some future troubles by replacing the cheesy Ford steering and suspension with quality MOOG parts!Do it now! Of course, I’m watching this video because I have lights and codes! U2023 and C1233. Time to replace a tone ring and/or sender. Wish I had that sweet, sweet SnapOn scanner! Good video instruction! Someone buy that man a garage heater! Liberty. Constitution. Republic.

Another quality video lil Erick o in the making lol

You are outstanding. Thank you.

sweet video man! thanks!

See what over 5000 subs and producing quality videos will do? You get swag! Awesome. I need a better air hammer too. Between you and Eric O. I spend money. :) Were all learning from the pros and your fast becoming one of them! Thanks for bringing us along.

Always refreshing to see a bit of "wrenching". The Nano is really impressive. I always wondered if one of those would have the same beans from a small home compressor as it gets from Dr O's professional setup in his shop. I really want one of them now. All i have is a cheap battery impact for zipping my wheels off and torquing them back on.

Awesome vid

You can get a complete lower control arm with new bushings and ball joint already installed at Autozone for $59.99, the quality is very good, and that CV shaft should have just been replaced, and of course the complete strut. I`m replacing all the suspension and brakes on my 2005 Escape this week, can`t wait to get into it.

Well done Ivan. I work on quite a few Escapes and abnormal tire wear seams to be a big issue. Some tire brands a worse than others it seems. They need frequent rotations also. When I replace tone rings I use green locktight on them to seal out moisture and ensure they don't move.

Great video man! For what they cost think I would have just changed the cv axle.

good. diagnostic. amigo

Check out Snap-On ball joint press. Due to special design with snap rings, adapters stay together and not fall out.

You can tighten up tolerances by using a center punch to knurl the surface and then use red Loctite on the surface before reinstalling the ring. Be careful how large and how deep the knurling goes or the ring won't fit.

I installed a new Moog ball joint recently on my 2009 Escape. It popped out on its own just a few days later (Yes, I use the correct part). I ended up having to tack weld it in. By any chance did you run into the same issue?

I was thinking of buying the BlueDriver Bluetooth OBD2 scanner. What's your thoughts on it?

Where did you get those long wrenches....I use to had the SK long wrench for over 35 years, but I can't afford SK any more.

Hi nice video¡¡ One question for only change de abs dent ring is necessary to change de joint ball or only was casuality that was wrong too? Or it is destroyed in the process?

All the big stars started out the same as you, years from now I hope you remember me. LOL Good stuff buddy , man I was hoping you broke out the welder. HaHa

Don't apologize for using hand tools. Power tools are mostly for speed and of course we want to look professional. However, who is your audience, is it the pro in a shop or is it the DIY'er? I don't know the answer but the DIY'er probably doesn't have every fancy tool. So, for them seeing the job done with hand tools is a bonus.

Does it need to be oriented in a particular way or just set it and forget it?

Drop by HF and yourself one of those 25" Pittsburgh Pro breaker bars. Leverage is always a big help.

you need big nasty in your arsenal Ivan! would that small air compressor hold up to it I dunno. glad to see another repair video . best of luck man.

You say you need a real air hammer. I picked up a Snap-on PH3050A off ebay. Actually I picked up two...by accidentally bidding on both and won both. I now say careful what you bid on you just may win. I sold one of them. Moving up the a real air hammer means you need to upgrade to real bits. My cheap HF bits mushroomed inside the head and was a bear to get out. Nice videos I subscribed. PS if you get a real hammer you need the quick disconnect with it. Cause like they said is true with the spring holder your bit will go soaring across the room if you dry fire it not against anything.

Great video Ivan, was just wondering where you got your 3/4 breaker bar from if you don't mind me asking

Have you ever tried placing the new ring in a pan of boiling water for 5 minutes or so ? I wonder it it would expand enough to slip right on !

got to love that kroil

Does anyone know the torque specs for 08 Ford Escape front wheel drive on ball joint pin, outer tie rod castle bolt, and strut mount bolts? I've looked everywhere. Please and thank you. This video was very helpful.

so what was Eric O's lower control arm trick?

i think this was a well done video.also great camera job nice to see whats beeing done...but please next job dont snug up with the air gun on the axel. and use your torque wrench.

Have you tried using a ball joint seperator tool?

What makes one brake lock up on rt front ?

I like to give the ball joint c press a smack with a hammer either on the end of the threaded rod or the other end. I find the shock helps it move easier. I actually had a harbor freight c-press blow apart while changing ball joints on my ram 3500. I don't know how I didn't get hit in the face with the bottom half it passed between the fender and my head and landed about 10 feet behind me. Since then I tighten up the forcing screw till it stops and hit it with a hammer, I was just going at it with a breaker bar when it blew apart.

What other occupation could you be working with a 4 channel lab scope one minute, and a B.F.H. the next, how could you not love it? Thanks for taking the time to show people the correct way to do this procedure. P.S. I use dingle berry hones on a lot of components, it really helps remove rust and small burrs, they make these hones in several different sizes, they really help on ball joints, and u joints .....and of course brake cylinders ......... so on & so forth, any way it helps me. Obviously don't go crazy with the hone cause no one should ever weld them in place ever!!!! just a little tiny quick pass with a hone that isn't to big. Cheers,

Good job. Work smart But no torque spec. For each bolts?

16:49 "Welcome to my laboratory, where safety is number one priority"

Great video Ivan. Way to show that Eric O guy how a real man wrenches. Never mind those wussy air tools.

Ivan why not use a little Blue Lock-tite to secure the tone ring because its a bit loose. And the ring have on one side a tapered side, that makes it easy to fit. O, eah learn from the pro's use a lugnut to keep the rotor fixed when mounting the caliper. Well done

That ball joint was never designed to be replaced. It’s supposed to be serviced with the arm. How long did the repair joint last... ? Usually by the time the joint wears out the bushings are on their last leg.

That's a good job but I have a hard time concentrating with the cracks in the brake line and the rip in the CV axle boot may want to repair them while you're doing that.. :)

Maybe a little Loctite under the tone ring?

How you doing Ivan? That is your own little company? Good way to think outside the box brother. I hope you are doing well in your endeavors.

There was no snap ring on the original ball joint and neither on the replacement one? Only the press fit is holding it in the control arm?

Those ball Joints are fun, eh? Lol

Здравствуйте как можно с вами связаться? У неся эскейп не могу шаровую поменять 😒 спасибо

Now where did we see nano and kroil?

Should do the greasing after get the stud on!

Wasn't there a snap ring at the topside of the control arm?

Is the brake hose bad?

Nice :)

Escape came into the shop with bad ball joints, I ended up replacing both lower control arms with new balljoints to make life easier. tried and tried pressing lowers out but they refused!

those escapes are a pita to get the balljoint started straight very tight fit

Man with those goggles and mask on, you look like you’re handling nuclear material compared to Eric o air grinding metal towards his face without anything at all except a slight squint of the eyes. Hahahaha good job man,

cool music at the end, for it Like

would be nice to see the wheel alignment done on a hunter wheel alignment machine to see how accurate the home method is in comparison

I liked the songs, who sings?

would you need an alignment after this

bearing retainer fluid would probably help keep the ring on

I had those style Moog links on my car and was disappointed from how much they started to bind up and rust

YEY. You got a nano!!!

Eric O. maybe the god of auto repair. However, I haven't overlooked the fact that he has a lift. Guys like you and me are left to suffer and just because he can do it, doesn't mean we can do it.

dang I was hoping for a ETCG welded ball joint repair :(

Ball joint needs to be biger or u have to welding them in the control arm suck on them

Maybe not impact the axle nut on? I though this can cause premature bearing failure? Good video tho...Makes me feel a lil better about my ball joint jobs....

Just curious why you and ERIC O bash doorman parts so bad? I use them at my shop and have not had an issue. If I do then they stand behind them.

Hahahahaha for the welding in ball joints comment!

You seen erics nano good you got one to

As Eric of SMA says: if I can do it you can do it 😀

I would think if one ball joint is worn out the other can’t be any good

You look like a scuba diver, rust dust won't kill you!!!

With out ain't size rotor when had been in 3 pices

Ivan you used to say safety third.

Snap On long bore air hammer breaks everything loose for me!