Just a suggestion i have found helpful, leave the castle nut on the lower ball joint but thred it off so it's only on by a 1/4". That way when the knuckle falls the nut catches it instead of your toe or it just falling on the ground.
"You don't have to like or subscribe, just fix your shit" Best part of the video. I need to do this on my 02 E350. I was dreading it, but I feel a little better now. Thank you
0:52 BRO! thats was the fastest harness removal i have ever seen iny life , i end up always spending touch time trying to get thoes removed you did it lightspeed. Respect lol
Great detailed video. Just finished my own front end rebuild on an E350 3 months ago. Wish I saw this video before starting my own, would have made my own experience much smoother. I actually had a Minnesota van and it was a fight all the way. 2 points, at about 9:40 you refered to the upper ball joint as a tie rod, and also I would suggest leaving the lower nut partially threaded, so when the spindle releases after the mallet wack, it doesnt hit the floor. Eliminates the possibility of damage to the threads or axle.
Most of the time I do keep that bolt slightly on to prevent it from falling. I recently had a whole knuckle from a 1 ton Chevy with the rotor on it fall on my leg after doing this same thing. Worst pain I've ever felt. I learned my lesson. Thank you for the tip!
I would have cleaned and repacked the bearing races with new grease instead of relying on the old burned up grease. Also, easier to remove the brale caliper with the housing as one unit instead of taking it all apart in pieces, even if your replacing the brakes, not necessary to disassemble everything.
I may not show them getting grease but they always do. They're newer bearings I changed a few months prior. But my all means tell me more about what I should do better. Even though I don't have to go to RU-vid to figure it out then think I've all the sudden obtained the knowledge to tell someone else how they're doing it wrong..
@@bobaganoosh88 I also DONT go to utube for everything. I've been wrench on autos for over 25 years, I would've shown how the bearings get repacked for those that dont know how to. Setting the new bearings after repacking, I go hand tight then a quarter to half turn past. The wheel must spin freely but not too freely. Otherwise you'll outspin the bearings. Over all, you did ok.
Do you think that the Harbor Freight ball joint removal tool is sufficient to do the repair yourself or do you need to spend more money on a nicer tool. This would be a 1 time thing for me
The only automotive shop in town quoted me 8hrs of shop rate to replace the ball joints on my 2012 Ford E350. I'm very skeptical. Maybe he accidentally(?) looked it up for a F350 4×4 instead. Either way after seeing this video I think I'll do it myself instead. Also then I can inspect the bearings while I'm at it. My front tires are wearing and feathered on the inside 1.5" of the tread.
Same I went for an alignment, they called an hour later, I said how's it going? He said good for me bad for you lol. Guy says I need both ball joints, inner right tie rod and radius arm bushings plus sawy bar bushings, quotes me $3000.00 lol I just laughed to myself. Heavy shitty work Ill do myself 3 grand no thanks.
Been re using cotter pins my whole career never had an issue. They're simply to hold things in place. You could use anything you wanted a long as it holds. Bearings were just replaced before this. Thanks for watching!
@JohnManus-ow6fd gotta re grease the bearings when you do stuff like this, and if you do it for a living, you always make it lighter to work on which requires removing certain parts.
@bobaganoosh88 bearing won't loose it's grease upon removal of the spindle, and if they're serviced regularly then they will be fine, just did mine yesterday after putting a motor in my truck lol yes I do it for a living as well.
@bobaganoosh88 but as to not confuse folks about the importance of servicing the bearings, I myself service my bearings every other oil change when I rotate my tires.by doing this ive never had a failure of the bearings. As well as my tires last a whole lot longer, anyone driving a 8k pound 350 club wagon should do the same as these vans are noticeable for front end issues often. That said I still love my v10.
@@bobaganoosh88 I got it at the end of the video ,,thanks ,I'm doing mine tomorrow I hope I can do it,,,just one ? Do I need on impact gun?? I don't have any power tools,,just my skinny arms,,
Wish you would have shown actually putting in the ball joint, instead of just skipping over it really fast🤦♂️. You went into detailabout everything else, except using the puller to actually put it back in. Why skip that part?
