Thank you, Jack. I like the use of the OE parts. I agree that it was the best choice with so much aftermarket junk out there. I run into this a lot too and it's very frustrating & time consuming. Tks again!
I'm guessing the general principal can be applied even to my 10 year-old VW Golf. Good point about making sure you have the correct OEM part before re-assembling. Another excellent J.F. video.
I believe on your VW, the ball joint attaches to the control arm using three studs/nuts so actually the removal of the ball joint would be a bit easier on yours because you don’t have to worry about using a press. Thanks for watching as always!
That's a load bearing ball joint so for that vehicle you want to jack up the lower control arm and then put your pry bar under the wheel and check for play. Otherwise it can make a bad ball joint feel totally solid because the weight of the suspension will be pushing on the ball joint if the load is not taken off of it by placing the Jack under the lower control arm
I just did mine, but I did the whole lower arm, it's not much more money, and you get new bushings, and it's just as fast if not faster, especially sense almost everything has to come apart
🔴 awsome video, i have 1 question, would bad lower ball joint/ lower control arm cause inner tire wear ? Mines doing that, and rhey told me it was the lower control arm, but i dont believe them !
It definitely could cause inner tire wear. Usually I find that inner tire wear is caused by the toe being out of specs on the alignment, but anything on the front end that’s worn will contribute.
@@jackhfletcher thank you so much , i took it back to the same place due to inner wear on a new set of tires for the second time ! Checked everything and seems okay, added new struts to the frond end, due to the same problem when i purchased the vehicle, is there a certain damping force they mew struts should have because i dint go with OEM parts due to it being so expensive ! might take it somewhere else ! You just gained a new subscriber !
That punch was actually given to me about 7 years ago. I’m not sure where it came from. But most tool stores (such as Harbor Freight) will have center punches and chisels that are similar.
NEVER HIT AN ALUMINUM KNUCKLE OR CONTROL ARM WITH A HAMMER !!! That is only ok when they are steel. If you don't know the basics of auto repair, you have no business working on other people's vehicles or making videos showing others how NOT to do it... Hitting a soft aluminum part with a steel hammer is the number one way to screw things up. The reason that tie rod end fell out is probably because someone has hit the knuckle with a hammer before and distorted the taper that is designed to hold it securely. The knuckle may be cracked as this often happens when people don't know what they are doing and use a hammer on aluminum.
