Hey Dudes,

@infamousRNR and I replaced the lower balljoints on my 2000 SR5 4x4 and videoed the procedure along with part numbers and torque specs. This was a preventative maintenance / piece of mind repair because my balljoints didn't show any signs of play/wear and I wasn't experiencing anything weird with my steering.

We do one side with breaker bars and ratchets and the other side with an impact gun. We did this so anyone who doesn't own an impact can see how we did it using conventional tools most DIY mechanics own.

Enjoy the show.

Excellent DIY. Invest in a short 3/8 impact (Dewalt DCF883B) for suspension work for more ease of access.

How many bicycles do you have in that garage, which by the way is very well organized.

Mother of god this is great! I am getting ready because I will be doing this and my Uniball UCA's soon. Would you recommend an alignment after the ball joints?

Thank you guys !!
Im going to be doing mine this weekend and definitely going to help me out
Very much appreciated!

Thank you for this!!

awesome video with instructions..
thanks for the time taken to record , edit and upload this video.

Most suspension work WILL require an alignment..

And most ESPECIALLY upper control arms as these need to be adjusted for camber...

So absolutely for UCA's

If you were just doing balljoints, I would say no unless your last alignment was done when you had worn balljoints with detectable play. Doing the alignment while you had play in the balljoints might change results when they're adjusting the camber, caster and toe. The balljoints I pulled out of my rig were tight so I don't see how I'm changing anything with the alignment by putting new balljoints in. So, I don't plan on getting another alignment on my rig.
@infamousRNR has researched replacing upper control arms on his rig so he obviously knows what that entails and his advice of getting an alignment afterward is probably what you should do.

Thanks for the tool suggestion. I've been on a tool buying spree so maybe I'll get myself one. Is that impact pretty powerful?

As for bikes, I have 16. 7 old cruisers, mostly Schwinn. 3 mountain bikes, 2 road bikes, 3 cyclocross bikes, and a tandem mountain bike. There's some I don't ride anymore but I haven't got to the point that I want to part with them. I guess you can say I'm a hoarder of bikes. I use to race mountain bikes but not so much anymore. I still race cyclocross. I'm a member of a team based in Santa Cruz, CA. I like the old cruiser bikes because they have a lot of soul. They're not just something to look at though. My girlfriend and I take them out pretty regularly.

The 883b is very powerful for its size. Most lug nuts, no problems. CV axle nuts, crank bolts, and some control arm bolts it won't move. I would have rented the front end puller set and bought it instead (though I do have both).

Nice bikes. I have six pre Trek Kleins in the attic along with an Eddie Mercex, three GTs signed by Hans Rey, two Lemonds, an Ibis, two Gary Fishers and an original Yeti. I worked at a bike shop in Boulder and every now and then wrote/edited for the Velo News back in the late 90s.

Not needed as of now, but surely keeping this bookmarked for future reference. Thank you.

Thank you!

Sounds like you're from my era. I bought my first mountain bike in 1985. A Diamond Back Apex with u-brakes and biopace. Then I got a Bontrager, built in Santa Cruz before Keith sold to Trek. I raced for a bike shop in Los Gatos and then took over management of my team in 94. Our title sponsor for the first two years was Alpinestars, and then we switched to Schwinn. We had the Schwinns that were built at the Yeti plant. Loved those bikes. I also managed a cyclocross team for Salsa one year. I still have my Bontrager mtn bike. I have a hard tail mtn bike, road bike and two cyclocross bikes from Rock Lobster. Paul Sadoff owns Rock Lobster and builds his custom bikes in Santa Cruz. My first road bike was a Medici which I still have. I have the Salsa cross bike that I raced on in 96. I have a Ibis Mojo SL which is a ton of fun to ride and my goto bike to travel with. I have an Ibis Cousin It tandem that I added a tandem fork to and had a frame builder, Rick Hunter, braze on a disk brake tab on the rear so I could have front and rear disk brakes. I have a 1934 Schwinn B3 Ladies model cruiser, a 1934 Hawthorne Flyer women's bike, a 1940 Schwinn DX women's bike, a 1950 Roadmaster men's cruiser, 1953 Schwinn Starlet, a 1962 Schwinn Panther 3, and a 1966 Schwinn Traveler.

I use to read Velo News cover to cover in the early to mid 90's. I raced mountain bikes until 1997. I made it to the Semi-Pro class and then got burned out. Cyclocross doesn't take as much time to train for and it's a pretty cool scene.

cant see the video :/,

can someone tell me if the link still there?

Thanks

You should be able to see the video because its embedded and it's still there.
If you still need a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfLvtEnX9qk