hrod79
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So I will start this out by saying I was attempting to change out a LCA front bushing that was needing to be replaced. I was getting a knock with hard braking and changing from reverse to drive or vise versa. Found the issue was a bad front bushing on the LCA. Not a afraid to tackle items like this I decided to change the LCA rear bushing and Lower Ball joints at that same time. All press in and out with proper equipment. Toyota only recommends a complete LCA to make the repair and I will say does not offer all parts for this repair. My Lower Ball joint wasn't bad, neither did the Rear bushing however I was going to tear it apart and figured with 150k miles it was about time to do everything.
So I sourced some parts
Lower Front bushing = Febest - TAB-516
Lower Rear Bushing = Toyota 48655-60050
Ball Joint = Moog K500017
Well there is a procedure to remove the bushings available on youtube. I was only able to get 1 of the 4 out. didn't have a hot enough torch to make it happen. So I had a mechanic friend take care of getting the bushings out. He was able to take old ones out and press in the new ones in. Everything turned out great. Then he pressed out the OE ball joints and replaced them with MOOG. Turns out the Moog did not work. The Shaft of the ball joint was the right size however was short. Meaning the retaining clip could not be placed. They were 1mm too short and the ring for the retaining clip to be placed did not come out the opposite end far enough to be placed. I E-mailed Moog and got no reply.
Step 2 try another brand ball joint
We tried Oreilly auto Import Direct - BJ06050 which when we received them were the same length shaft as the Moog. My mechanic tried one other supplier, I believe AC/Delco and No dice. Same length.
Step 3. Order complete LCA from Rock Auto.
MOOG RK622834 and RK622835
I ordered Moog LCA listed for 5th Gen. Looked perfect when I received them. however when I attempted to install I didn't get far. Bushings were incorrect. The thru hole on the bushings were too small for my factory Cam bolts. It was clear that the arms I received were not for a 5th gen. I decided to have the already purchased Bushing installed in the new arms which did not work because the diameter of the front and rear bushings were larger than the MOOG arms would accept. Another clue these were for another vehicle and I'm guessing a 07-09 FJC. Contacted Rockauto and returned the arms.
Step 4. Found Ball joint through Febest. Set up an order for 2. I figured i would give this one last go. After reading some reviews on IH8Mud I decided to cancel the order
Step 5. Ordered Factory LCA from Toyota.
Which Worked!!
So because I did hours of searching and finding little info in this Forum about this I am writing to advise others.
There is NO aftermarket support for Lower Ball joints for the 5th Gen 4Runner.
So If your joints are still good don't try and replace them. Do the boots if it is the only thing you need. Once you press them Out they will gum up when you press them back in and stiffen up making the joint fail quickly.
Rock auto also lists LCA - MEVOtech (reviews were garbage) and SKP which states they fit 2003-2017. I know there is no way this is accurate and didn't want to risk the wait to find out they didn't work.
My truck was down for 30days mostly due to holiday delays with shipping.
So there is the Info. do with it what you will community.
So I sourced some parts
Lower Front bushing = Febest - TAB-516
Lower Rear Bushing = Toyota 48655-60050
Ball Joint = Moog K500017
Well there is a procedure to remove the bushings available on youtube. I was only able to get 1 of the 4 out. didn't have a hot enough torch to make it happen. So I had a mechanic friend take care of getting the bushings out. He was able to take old ones out and press in the new ones in. Everything turned out great. Then he pressed out the OE ball joints and replaced them with MOOG. Turns out the Moog did not work. The Shaft of the ball joint was the right size however was short. Meaning the retaining clip could not be placed. They were 1mm too short and the ring for the retaining clip to be placed did not come out the opposite end far enough to be placed. I E-mailed Moog and got no reply.
Step 2 try another brand ball joint
We tried Oreilly auto Import Direct - BJ06050 which when we received them were the same length shaft as the Moog. My mechanic tried one other supplier, I believe AC/Delco and No dice. Same length.
Step 3. Order complete LCA from Rock Auto.
MOOG RK622834 and RK622835
I ordered Moog LCA listed for 5th Gen. Looked perfect when I received them. however when I attempted to install I didn't get far. Bushings were incorrect. The thru hole on the bushings were too small for my factory Cam bolts. It was clear that the arms I received were not for a 5th gen. I decided to have the already purchased Bushing installed in the new arms which did not work because the diameter of the front and rear bushings were larger than the MOOG arms would accept. Another clue these were for another vehicle and I'm guessing a 07-09 FJC. Contacted Rockauto and returned the arms.
Step 4. Found Ball joint through Febest. Set up an order for 2. I figured i would give this one last go. After reading some reviews on IH8Mud I decided to cancel the order
Step 5. Ordered Factory LCA from Toyota.
Which Worked!!
So because I did hours of searching and finding little info in this Forum about this I am writing to advise others.
There is NO aftermarket support for Lower Ball joints for the 5th Gen 4Runner.
So If your joints are still good don't try and replace them. Do the boots if it is the only thing you need. Once you press them Out they will gum up when you press them back in and stiffen up making the joint fail quickly.
Rock auto also lists LCA - MEVOtech (reviews were garbage) and SKP which states they fit 2003-2017. I know there is no way this is accurate and didn't want to risk the wait to find out they didn't work.
My truck was down for 30days mostly due to holiday delays with shipping.
So there is the Info. do with it what you will community.
