How To Replace Your Lower Ball Joints - 1st Gen Toyota Tacoma (2001-2004)

Replacing the lower ball joints was not as difficult as I thought it would be. An important thing to remember is to just stick with OEM on these parts. There are numerous posts on the web that show the OEM lower ball joints are of much higher quality vs brands you will get that are not genuine Toyota.

0:00 Start
1:00 Tools & Parts Needed
3:23 Removing Wheel
4:12 Disconnecting Tie-rod
6:26 Unbolting Lower Ball Joint From Hub
7:10 Unbolting Lower Ball Joint From Control Arm
8:07 Using Pitman Arm Puller On Lower Ball Joint
8:46 Removal Of Lower Ball Joint
9:08 Old Ball Joint and New Ball Joint + Dust Cover
9:40 Installing Lower Ball Joint
10:24 Lower Ball Joint Torque Spec
11:29 Bolting Lower Ball Joint to Hub
12:54 Torque Spec for 4 Bolts
13:46 Reattaching Tie-rod
14:23 Tie-rod Torque Spec
15:13 Reinstalling Wheel
15:39 Conclusion

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