VW T3 / T25 / Vanagon - Ball Joint Replacement

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In this video I remove and fit new upper, lower and tie rod end ball joints. I use a range of techniques (which includes a large hammer) and find you don't need the VW special tool to press anything in.
Full parts list and torque settings available on my website: vwt25.blog/2021/02/17/ball-jo...
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Parts and approach
05:30 Removing the tie rod
09:39 Removing the upper ball joint
14:07 Pulling out the speedo cable
14:32 Removing the lower ball joint
21:26 Inspecting the old ball joints
25:15 Clean and painting the steering knuckles
25:34 Fitting the lower ball joint
32:14 Refitting the speedo cable
32:33 Fitting the tie rod ends
33:14 Fitting the upper ball joint
34:47 Tightening the tie rod
35:35 BONUS! Toe setting with a broom stick
39:41 Wrap up and comments
#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #volkswagen

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@chriskrzych3140 Год назад

On different note , your mastery of filliming makes such huge difference , so clear and sharp and just brilliant , many thanks James !

@vveerrgg416 2 года назад

That front end looks SOOO buttery smooth now .... DAMN !!! Like everyone else here... Thank you for posting the series... I literally am about to jump into doing my front end on a '91 T3 this year (2022) and was hunting for a series showing all the various steps. Your vids have been heaven sent. All the best ... and stay awesome.

@TheApalachian 3 месяца назад

very, very much appreciated, mate. My confidence to work on my t3 is growing thanks to you. thank you very much!

@nmartin5551 3 года назад

Another super helpful video.! Re: copper grease - I have a Vanagon mechanic friend whose back ground is aviation mechanics. He is adamant that unless you see a VW manual telling you to add such stuff, do NOT add it. He has a story about a part failure they were seeing repeatedly on a certain plane. Happened to get to watch mechanic replacing it, and he put something on the bolt before install. That was messing up the engineering of the part and it was failing. Asked the guy where in the manual it said to do it. “I just always do it.” Caused a failure. Fortunately, a vanagon isn’t going to fall out of he sky if bolt loosens… I hope. But I see lots of people who can’t be bothered with torque specs. Food for thought.

@jeromefrance4019 2 месяца назад

Your videos and explanations are really really great and helpful, keep going! thank you!

@johnarnold2104 6 месяцев назад

mate you seem to be replacing everything i am and these videos have helped me SOOOO much. Cheers from Canada

@heart4Pahoa 2 года назад

Really enjoying your thorough videos, thank you for taking the time to film, edit and share them.

@BrentWeide 3 года назад

James. Much appreciation for the work you put into your van and into putting the work into sharing your knowledge with us. Well done.

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

Thanks Brent!

@vwthings Год назад

Glad the broom handle worked for you. I used to do it on Beetles in the 1980s. Its a very old fashioned but effective method - likewise using a spirit level across wheel rim to get camber more or less spot on - Ralph (Covkid) x

@chriskrzych3140 Год назад

excellent tutorial - for those who also struggle with stubborn nuts & bolts I recommend 'plumbers' gas torch to heat up metal , it makes nuts and bolts to get loos 50% easier 75% faster

@adventurehypelife3819 Год назад

Thank you for making all these videos. I hope you continue to make them on your Vanagon.

@dlm4587 2 года назад

Great well-thought-out video James. You might find it easier to remove the cotter pins with a pair of side cutters as you can lever the cotter pin out without breaking it usually. But as you demonstrated you can always overpower the cotter pin with a big wrench when you are replacing the ball joint. Thank you for making Vanagon repairs seem so easy without having to read the manual. As you mentioned T3 techniques is a great source in the US for parts you promote.

@JamesAkers 2 года назад

Thank you. That cotter pin was a right pain!

@rodclark5831 2 года назад

Nicely done James, speedo cable & the bird excellent extras

@scottfreeman523 7 месяцев назад

Well done J.! Your tutorials are quite excellent, really among the best! Will you ever get back to making videos? Have you fallen out with antique VW's? Wishing you well whatever the case...😉🤙 and thanks!

@keithflynn1969 3 года назад

Top video as always James, great quality, clear and easy to follow :)

@adamkline4358 2 года назад

This is great ! Thank you and please keep at it ! So helpful . Cheers

@JamesMeparishvili 3 года назад

Thanks a lot James for sharing this videos !good job. all the best wishes and gratings from Georgia.

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@alexkeenan2575 2 года назад

@Nathaniel Cullen Instablaster =)

@nathanielcullen1472 2 года назад

@Alex Keenan thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out now. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

@nathanielcullen1472 2 года назад

@Alex Keenan it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thanks so much you really help me out !

@alexkeenan2575 2 года назад

@Nathaniel Cullen glad I could help xD

@makarone 3 года назад

Thanks for posting such detailed video! Super useful guide! Many thanks!

@kailuafrog 2 года назад

Thank you for taking the time to make that very helpful video. Greetings from California!

@pawelpodgajny3412 3 года назад

Excellent video James, I was debating if I should do bushings replacement myself or send my bus to the shop, and guess what! After watching your video I am doing it myself. Thanks James

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

Brilliant. Hope it all goes well! 👍

@alexnerzhaveikin9523 3 года назад

Thank ! Very good video tutorial. I wish you success in the future!)))

@dunemaster3179 Год назад

Well done mate!

@k_clack 10 месяцев назад

Great video!

@nicholaswilson8415 3 года назад

I just paid $330 to have just the lower ball joints replaced, and I supplied the parts. Now I'm halfway through replacing the uppers. Had trouble loosening the brake line from the caliper. I'm replacing the rubber brake hoses too. My 11mm flare nut wrench is boogered, and it rounded the peaks on the hex. Had to use small vise grips to get it loose. I don't know where I'm going to find that short piece of steel tube flares that connect the rubber hose to the caliper. Will probably have to re-use the boogered one and use the vise grips to tighten it down. Thanks for the video, which is one of three that I watched before starting the job.

@derricktremblay5603 Год назад

Excellent job 👏 👍 👌

@TommySveum78 3 года назад

Excellent! Thank you

@yukselardananc4205 3 года назад

thanks james...

@jamesallan361 2 года назад

Very good thanks great help.

@Vrindavanexpress Год назад

Thank you so much James, did you also notice harder stegring after changing all the balljoints? 😄

@tobiasmech1078 2 года назад

Hi Mate great vid will give it a try,

@Italjohn 3 года назад

Nicely done 😃

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

Cheers Jonny! You actually get a mention at the end of my next one. I used the Mercedes locking hub nuts you shared.

@Italjohn 3 года назад

Excellent 😀

@joshuaoverland7218 4 месяца назад

Just as everyone else has said, thank you so much for posting such wonderful and informative videos. Absolutely great stuff! Wondering about your paint prep and paint used? How has it held up? I will be undertaking this job soon and looking for same results. Thanks again James!

@chrisbarkhouse816 3 года назад

Good video James. Cooper slip or grease the nuts & threads after fitting. Won't affect torque settings and will protect the thread from rust

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

Thanks Chris. I'll be doing it for any further work!

@garyp.7501 3 года назад

I'm impressed! But given the right tools looks like a job I could do.

@brentonsmith-pw2rp 2 месяца назад

Leave the nut on so the clamp can’t damage the thread on the track rod end

@beemsquar1 3 года назад

Very helpful video, thank you. Question though, if you only wanted to replace the lower ball joint dust cover, do you still need to remove the whole lower arm?

@waynesitarz424 3 года назад

Replacing the LBJ, I removed the boot from the LBJ and the open end of the C-clamp fits over the BJ. A shallow receiving tube and an end disc fits over the bottom and works with the C-clamp without having to cut any tool pieces. The knuckle, BJ and tool pieces secured in a vice , I ran the BJ in using an electric impact wrench (easy), then replaced the boot and clip.(and you can add more grease) I pounded my BJs out with a sledge and smaller ball-peen hammer with the knucle free standing (leaning) against my table saw stand (with spindle wrapped). Of course it is easier using a vice. Why didn't I think of that?

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

Great tip Wayne. Taking the boot off would have made things easier and sped things up a bit.

@irishbayrisch1376 3 года назад

When the hex is damaged you can try to hammer in a double hex socket. Sometimes it works.

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

Great tip. Would have given that a go. Took me a ridiculous amount of time to get off!

@JamesMeparishvili Год назад

Thanks James for your amazing videos! Could you please write what engine do you have?

@AnthonyBroome Год назад

great work just a question when you clean the area up you spray a black substance what is this please

@guyC30 Год назад

👍

@derricktremblay5603 Год назад

Three in one oil is what I use.

@robertopenheimer1451 Год назад

how did this work out for you two years later? Did the new ball joints hold up? How is the ride?

@terrycline8689 2 года назад

Very basic question for the community here - how/when do you know you need this kind of update? Major telltale signs? Visual cues? "Feel" cues? Noise cues? thanks all

@glenneduardo3806 3 года назад

James, have you got a link for the 3051 tool please ?

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

I got that one off eBay secondhand. I think you can get it new through Snapon (vw.snapon.com/SpecialToolsDetail.aspx?itemid=28450108) and maybe through special order. It's one of the reasons I tried alternative methods so more people could see how to do it without the 3051. The modified manual press worked really well.

@kieferngruen 3 года назад

Thanks a lot for the video! Which book did you use for instruction? Can you recommend it?

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

It's the Bentley Official Factory Manual, I definitely recommend it. Check out the workshop manuals here: vwt25.blog/files/

@kieferngruen 3 года назад

Thank you!

@chriskrzych3140 Год назад

27:00 cut it with anglerinder cupple of cm ;)

@T_ndhlovunator 2 года назад

I'm a bit confused, some of the nuts you put in didn't have washers but the on the opposite side there were washer

@fastbike9845 2 года назад

Cripes, that's some serious tool abuse going on there. Instead of a hammer, use penetrating oil to loosen the rust, and then an impact tool.

@JamesAkers 2 года назад

Agreed, but there are isn't the clearance for an impact tool on some of them.

@type2523 3 года назад

So you have any link for the extractor ( the tie rod puller or how it’s called )

@JamesAkers 3 года назад

On the tie rod ends I used a ball joint separator like this Draper one: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E58ZA8U/

@fraggle23 2 года назад

Mind-blowing, as soon as I saw you try to push a broken cotter pin I could tell which way this was gonna go, but why in hell was the flat bit of steel suddenly not good enough when you decided to chop up a brand new tool ? Which I'll bet money, has a configuration that would have worked out to press in or out the lower ball joint ??

@JamesAkers 2 года назад

1. It cost £20 and was already the right shape and size. 2. No other configuration worked. Let me know how you get on when you do it.