NEVER Replace Another BALL JOINT Again!!!!! This is a Seriously AWESOME Prevention HACK! 

Hello to all our great Subscribers! We wanted to give you a gift as it is that time of the year you know :) This is one of our best vehicle hacks and it works so good you won't believe it. As we say why not do a little extra so you never have to worry or replace parts on your car, truck or semi! ***2 Quotes of the Week: Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. #2 A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years of mere study of books.***

Will this work on my knees?

I find needles in my local park all the time what a great way to recycle

I did this. Now my car has hepatitis.

Back in the 80's. I started out working in a shop doing oil changes. Eventually, moving up to brakes, exhaust, transmission, etc. We used to lube ALL of the suspension bushings. I've noticed recently. If you get an oil change and lube, today. THESE specific items are neglected!!! Mechanics today don't use anti seize on brake caliper bolts!!! Attention to detail has died!!!

I had a really bad creaking/squeaking sound when turning and when going over bumps in my 99 Accord. I did this to the upper and lower ball joints and it worked! Thank you!

That's actually great way to expand joint lifespan, the only thing I would like to highlight - do not use the best possible oil/grease, but pick the one suitable for the materials the joint is build. Mostly this black rubber is NBR or SBR which are not resistant to synthetic oils that mostly you'll find in wd40 or any other lube oil. Instead there are special ptfe white greases that do not destroy the rubber.

Been using syringe to grease the joints on my Ranger for over 20 years, since there are no zerk fittings from the factory. Seems I gotta do it twice a year because the joints start squeaking so loudly. Only problem is the outer rubber is starting to show it's age and cracking...might have to actually replace them someday. But with only 331K miles, they can't be worn out yet...

Great idea, chose very high quality lubricant. The car manufactures has ball joints,tie rod ends ,etc made to their specs which in my opinion has continued to be getting lower quality over last few years. Replace those items when needed with higher quality parts if you can. Great video

I figured this out 15 years ago and it works great! Still to this day!. Good job!.

OK, this is sounds cool, I'll give it a try on my 13 years old vectra, no noises so far, but I think is the time to prevent possible expenses. 😀 Thanks for sharing

When I started doing this on my w123 Mercedes I used a pink needle (the largest inner diameter) and a 10 ml syringe. This was big enough to suck upp weapon grease (jelly like) and fill upp the joint. You don't need to worry about the needle hole...just repeat procedure at least every second year. This has worked fine for me. 😎 I got this idea about 15 years ago since I worked in health care

Mike, thank you for all the great tips and the effort that you put into helping us! May happiness follow you wherever you go friend. God bless you and yours, have a Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year( even though it feels like it’s going to be 1984 at this rate 😉 )

I only do this if the joint doesn't have a grease zerk. Grease is still the better option when available and regrease annually keeping rubber boots clean then spraying with a rubber treatment to keep them like new. If there is no grease zerk this absolutely works to help keeps those joints going.

Just found your channel, love this idea, I am going to try it. Looking forward to binge watching 😂 Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas 🎄

Spot on! Excellent idea, thanks for sharing the info,very helpful indeed.

Awesome thanks, my Ford truck doesn't have zerts on the ball joints, and even the replacement ball joints don't have zerts , this will surely save folks some coin. Thanks a million.

I make those exact needles, perfect, thanx for this video and trick. Going to do this this week

I was recently told I needed to redo (and have redone) control arms, sways and a variety of other suspension items. Now I need struts, and I’d imagine they’re gonna tell me ball joints soon enough. I’ll be doing this for sure!!

You are CORRECT! I did the same to my 2000 Elantra with some Dura Lube, and have never had to replace any of those parts since!!!

I recently quieted the first ball joint squeaks on factory ball joints with no zirc fittings by chucking a ball inflation needle in my grease gun. Worked great and it's whatever heavy grease you like. Didn't do the silicone hole seal but the grease is thick enough to stay in there for a while.

Excellent idea, thanks for that. Out of our 3 oldish cars the only one with any grease nipples is the Prado, and that's only got a greasable propshaft (though these days am grateful for any small mercies), and i do miss having proper grease nipples for the rest of the steering and suspension joints, even trucks over here in the UK have few if any grease nipples. Years ago when i started truck driving many trucks were fitted with 'autolube', this was a large pot of heavy oil or grease with dozens of pipes leading from it to all steering and suspension joints of the vehicle, as you drove along small quantities of lube were pumped into the joints at intervals. As with all good ideas things lasted too long so, those were done away with.

Great video! Back in the day I had a 93 Altima and it would blow through cv boots every two years like clockwork. I looked for silicone boots but no one made them. THIS process would have been the perfect solution. GENIUS!

Thanks my fellow American keep up the great content and happy holidays

Amazing. It's all common sense but it's not something we would have thought of! I always love what you film. Thank you very much from Pennsylvania and Merry Christmas

Great video and no argument any lubrication is better then none ..But a big but here due to hard winters and road salt in the area I live in. boot failure is a much bigger issue then balljoint failure what are your thoughts or tips to protect the boots themselves

Another great tip from an automotive addict ! Thanks again and wishing you and yours a fantastic Christmas from Down Under 🎄

Amazing video!!! What an idea💡I love it I'm going to try it on my days off!!! Thank you for this insight!

So this is where all those needles on the street in my neighborhood are coming from! : )

Been doing this for years , it absolutely works

Nice, but why do you use a super thin spray lubricant instead of a bearing grease? Is it because of the thickness and not cooperating with the syringe? If so, possibly mix 50/50 think lubricant with bearing grease to make it thin enough to suck into the syringe.

It might be useful to also rub some glycerin or polypropylene glycol on the outside of the rubber boot to keep it supple and prevent cracks. Good inside and outside.

Great job!! Very helpful!!!

Through trial and error I learned that the recommended syringes work well with WD-40 White Lithium grease spray. Using the straw, spray a decent amount into medium to large ziplock baggie and allow to settle. After foam turns into liquid mix it around a bit, cut small corner and push liquid out into back of syringe. Boom. The spray grease works really great too

I have been using grease needles on grease guns for decades and I routinely inject grease through the shields on bearings. It is a discouraged practice and I was told the reason is that it would cause bearing failure. Well it don't, it works real well though in a shop I can see where they do not want the liability of such practices and it can be time consuming to drill the holes in the bearing shields. The mainstream just replaces parts but in my experience I have gotten quite a few new parts that did not have adequate grease or it was dried out.

Simply awesome. Greetings from Germany

Sweet project cars the absolute best in DIY Auto car detailing upkeep maintenance info I found.. love it!

This absolutely works. I did this on a creaky balljoint on a 996 using standard WD40 White Lithium Grease. Creaking stopped and didnt return for another 3 years. Crazy hack!

Ive used syringes from farm stores, like rural king, to do this, but the appropriate grease is super hard to push through the small needles. Grease gun needles are a little big IMO. I also use them with the point of the needles snipped off to relybe ratchets. Way easier to get in the spring hole and pawls.

I love your videos! 😀 they always make me smile first then i learn some cool mechanic stuff! Thank you sir! And thank you Julio Cesar Chavez too :) 🤣

Thank you, Mike!

Great tip Mad Mike. As always, you never disappoint. Thanks.

Love the “‘nuff said” energy that came with that “GoPro stop recording” lmao

Thanks for sharing, great tip

Thank you Mike 👍👍. Great tip.

I do this regularly but now that I stop doing it my car start shaking and all windows are sweating, I think my car is on withdrawal?

Solid advice. I do something similar: instead of a syringe with a fine liquid lube I use my trusty old steel oil can filled with 80W90 gear oil, poke a small hole in boots and pump some in. Works beautifully. Do it twice a year or with each oil change, whichever comes first. Every 3 months if there is already evidence of significant wear, especially on ball joints. Fact: aquired a 2002 Gr Marquis 4 years ago with only 35 000 miles (yeah, I am totally blessed). Lower left ball joint was noisy. Been doing above religiously every 3 months. 40 000 miles later lower left ball joint is still ok.

Excellent vídeo, excellent job, excellent information, thank you so much for share your beautiful vídeo, this is new for me, god bless you

Excelente idea gracias

What I've learned from people over the years: NEVER use a dirty needle. Your parts may get something Ajax can't get rid of

It's 4:30 am here in Australia, just got in from a breakdown tow. I'm going to have a 30 min sleep then check this out. Merry Christmas you legends.

Works amazing on noisy struts thank you sir.

Just tried this a few hours ago. Squeaks really gone. Thanks Man! It really works!

Awesome tutorial! I always try your hacks with great results. Do you know if this will work for motor and trans mounts? I always have to pay stealership prices because I can never find after market parts when it comes to that. Much appreciated!

Definitely going to do this for my electric chevy bolt 2017. Make that car last before the battery end up towards the end of its life time or in 30 years I'll see how it ends up holding. Great video.

Wow. Cool tip. Thanks for sharing 😊

Genius got my sub. Thanks for sharing.

You can buy an 18 guage needle at the the auto parts near you that plugs into your grease gun, use the right grease before joints are dry, works great.

Great technique. Would you recommend this for U-joints? I noticed the U-joints on my 4x4 have no grease nipple but I imagine I might be able to stick a needle through each of the 4 small rubber boots. I can't seem to find Slick 50 1-Lube available in Canada. Any recommended alternatives? Thanks again.

I had some cheap ball joint that were bad and made noise every time i got in and out of my truck I used a syringe and WD-40 before going on a long trip. Worked every time until I just replace them finally Thank for sharing.

I was excited about this video. I had to replace my ball joint 20 years ago, and I think I need a new one. My hip has been very painful...

I see you've moved on to Dr Mike now LOL. That looks like a very easy way to renew the grease that tends to get hard and stiff over time, kind of like my old body 😛

Genius! Thanks. 🙂❤️

I help a friend of mine during haying season on his cattle operation. Lots of tractors and hay balers going. When we take a break under a shade tree he goes around feeling driveline U-joints and bearings. Hot ones get a long shot of wheel bearing grease with a syringe on the grease gun stuck into the Neoprene seal of the of the beaings and the Zerks or U-joints. We never get a failure that way. Offending parts that overheat more than once go on a list for replacement in the off season.

Awesome video! 👊😁

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! I still have a bunch of syringes from way back for gluing up my headliner in my truck, I know you remember that video, Mike 😆👍👍Thanks Hammer, you have a Blessed day my friend!!! Jay.

Great idea,but no matter how much you grease or lubricate the rubber boots by injecting lube the rubber degrades over time from the outside in,so eventually those rubber boots will need replacing.

I’ve done this with grease for decades now but making a hole does give you a way for it to be pushed out with movement or rotations of the lubed item

That really is a great hack. Thank you!

I remember when all these points of lubrication actually had grease fittings!

Amazon to the rescue. These syringes are absolutely impossible to find anywhere locally. And anytime I asked anyone where to find one, they looked at me like I was planning on shooting meth up my arm lol.

That's awesome! Thank you.

Slick 50 spray is awesome. Been using it for years. Menards used to sell it, but have to look online for it like most other things.

I thought you needed thicker grease for these so they don't cause them to flop around too easily... firm yet smooth

If you use high quality synthetic grease will better so u don't have to use a silicone afterwards thanks anyway for sharing

Interesting video. Especially with some of the new sealed ball joints you can't add grease too. thanks,

Great video. thank you sir.

Pretty neat right there!! Thanks!!

Great original idea & well thought out maintenance " tip" ! What was the product you use? Couldn't quite read the label. Thanks...

Sir Thanks for the hard work

Thanks again from Tanzania 🇹🇿

Makes more sense to make a larger hole so the proper grease can be used, then seal it with a little silicone. Nothing in a spray can has that much lubricating properties.

I tried this and now my car is addicted to injecting oils! and likes hanging around under bridges! 😂😂😂😂 all jokes aside it's the best way to do it! I use to get strange looks from people because I would have a few loaded syringes in my tool box when I would go trail bike riding!

Fascinating!! Never seen or heard about this!

I've been using syringes from a nearby parks trash cans! Thanks for the great idea!

so cool, thank you. i do all the tricks you recommend from windshield wipers to tires and now this. oh and i restored my leather seats with your trick too. thanks a lot also, would you still grease the joints normally at every interval or is the grease going to just stay in the boots?

Another sealer that I think will work perfectly is Flex Seal that comes like a thick paint which will seal the puncture

Thank you sir!! #1 Fan here from the Philippines!! 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭

Awesome video, you’re a genius! Just had a question, can any grease/lubricant be used? Or are there certain ones to stay away from? Cheers

At what mileage interval do you recommend this lubrication service? We have a 2014 Ram 1500 w/ 143k, a 2014 Dodge Journey w/68k, and a 2021 Ford Edge w/2k. Thank you.

helps to have a small car too. nothing wears out much the lighter the car is. the metals dont get any harder for the big vehicles. the high weight just grinds everything like ball joints, alignment, tires, brakes, axles, wheel bearings, transmissions. specially if you drive them a bit hard like turning, accelerating and braking hard. avoid bad roads too. got a 17 year old corolla never needed a ball joint and hardly any brakes or tire changed. the tires dry rot before they wear out.

Excelente idea

Seems ok for joints without zerks but if it has a zerk I use paragon 3000 grease in everything. Hasn't failed me yet, and it's great in my 988 loader too

I did this now my car is parked in a tent on the sidewalk.

Ive been doing this for years. It works!

Good video. Awesome hack. But I wish the bushings didn't look so new. Curious to see if it would help flattened out bushings on lower control arms arms.

In the past I've tried a syringe to grease joints....out here on the "Left Coast" (literally), it's impossible to buy any syringe with a needle due to State law/rules & regulations, unless you have a medical RX for it. I've wound up peeling up the skirt if possible on mostly CV boots, after loosening the metal clamps & adding the thickest "Radio Shack " grey tube "Duralube/molybendium NASA used/approved wgrey tube wonder grease, & as much as I can jam in. CV joint "black grease" is great, for 1-2 years max imho, before it crusts up + centrifugal force forces it to spin & collect in the outside of the CV joints. &sing a much thinner viscosity grease in parrallel with stock/OEM thick grease gives you 200%-500% more protection as shown in studies....I wouldn't recommend us8ng Slick 50 in all applications as 1st choice, however ANY LIGHT OIL IS BETTER THAN NOTHING!! Also, definitely try & put any needle syringe hole as close to vertical on any joint as gravity sucks & that way the injected grease will fall down from the top & coat the part before falling to the bottom. I use as much extra grease as I can fit in on every joint + after sealing any hole, "wetting" the rubber cap or joint cover with the light grease helps keep the rubber flexible & helps prevent gracking even better than 303 for rubber that has to bend & flex. I also use RS wonder grease to lubricate the top & bottom rubbing zones v. metal when using urethane bushing. Helps keep any wear or fray on the urethane down. Urethane bushings are the highest performance bushings + sometimes joints & boot covers for sport oriented ins5alls. Approximately 20% stiffer than rubber, but they creak like heck. FYI ALL serious RC racers use a Slick 50 type light lubricating oil on their (normally) Ceramic wheel bear8ng sets that spin @ 35k rpm +. Optional Ceramic wheel/tranny RC car sets normally cost from $300-$1500 & are a must have for any serious racer. If it's good enough for tiny cars.....😊. Minus the syringe issue there are 2 genius hacks in your video. Using flexible rubber caulking on a cracked CV joint, U joint or ? would save hundreds to $1000's as a quick fix. & "self lubricating U joints, aren't depending on heat & dirt etc. Manufacturers just build in a level of petroleum oil into the rubber & hipe it never cracks. The consumer is always responsible for installati9n costs IF the my break & you're lucky to get a free new one. Read your parts warranty! A voice activated Go Pro is genius as well. Y haven't I seen one? D*mn, I wish I'd thought 9f your channel before you, however your fixes & product ideas are far bey9nd merely detailing, preservation. i know you've found & made better mixes but 303 remains my staple for rubber & plastic + now tires. *n any State I wouldn't carry filled needle syringes in your car. Out here 1 needle syringe is a misdemeanor. Police hate anything that might prick them during a search. I don't even want to think about the liabiliity if someone broke 8nto your car & was stupid enough to inject Oil/Slick 50 into their body. Guarantee they/their Estate would figure out a way to sue you for GBH + negligence. Better to keep it in your work shop. FYI "Slip Boots" & all other easy torn CV boot & joint f8xes have been outlawed in most Western States for years. Much more dangerous than a leaking torn CV joint boot for some reason. Keep up the great tips!

Dame this guy is turning his car into a drug addiction by giving the car a fix

Great little tip thanks. What about 4x4's that see a fair bit of water and mud , a little dab of silicone sealer might be needed.over the pin hole.

That was awesome. Thank you