Here’s Why You NEVER MESS WITH TOYOTA SUSPENSION COMPONENTS!! Toyota Steering Knuckle Replacement!! Toyota 4Runner HUB Assembly Replacement!! #toyota #Mechanic #steeringKnuckle
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In this video I finally get the 2005 Toyota 4Runner back on the road. This recent driver-side project started when I replaced the cv axle and found the steering knuckle to have stripped bolt holes rendering it useless. Since I needed to replace the knuckle I had to also replace the common upper and lower ball joints. And, upon attempting to put it all back together I realized the previously installed hub assembly had stripped bolts as well. So, I had to replace that too.
Lots of new parts which is great but that also means I have to replace those same parts on the passenger side. After all this work I’m also going to be sure to have an alignment done.
Thanks for watching and hitting that thumbs up,
Jimmy
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00:00 Introduction
00:40 Steering Knuckle Comparison
02:17 Steering Knuckle Bottom Bracket
03:10 CV Axle Outboard Seal
03:41 Steering Knuckle Install
06:08 Bearing Hub Assembly
13:47 Remove Upper Ball Joint From Knuckle
14:45 Install CV Axle Into HUB Assembly
15:14 Sway Bar End Link Install
15:35 Attach Upper Ball Joint
15:52 Remove HUB Assembly To Install Dust Shield
16:58 Torquing The CV Axle Nut
18:59 Front Differential Drain and Fill
20:52 Driving The 4Runner
21:16 Conclusion
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Look at the current Toyota recalls, don't even buy one that's not 20ish years old.
Personal opinion.
1 thing you will learn later is use only genuine Toyota parts.
You tighten castaled nut to torque and if it does line up back off to put cotter pin.
Don’t use 3rd vendor parts unless you just practicing and going to do it all over again.
Buy a repair manual for your vehicle!
Could have left the UBJ nut on loose to capture the spindle
You really made my day. My mind travel off US presidential elections during your video.
The DIY struggle is what makes it worth it. Good job Jimmy
Jimmy, thank you for being transparent and vulnerable sharing your missteps and slipups. I don't feel as dumb with my mistakes.
Love watching the struggle, learning for my future struggle
Jimmy. When you make that many mistakes in that short of time, You need to just take a long break to clear your head. Then you can reaccess the project and get back to work. "No Harm-No Foul". Just another reason I "Buy American".
We definitely have those days.
I'm an aircraft mechanic, and just yesterday, we had to replace a component inside the cowling of an engine that was throwing a fault on the aircraft computer.
Well, it was a 15-hour shift, and at the end of that, the fault persists. We've stripped two Torx bits after having to torque 18 bolts to 75 in-lb twice trying to get that thing to work. The defect just wasn't there. Off to the harness we went…
@3:09 pulling past the torque click like that is how you ruin the torque wrench
Excellent video. We all made the same mistakes at some point as mechanics. I am happy for your honesty. Please set your crows foot 90° to your torque wrench axis so the torque value will not increase or decrease. Handy tip.
i think the dorman part is thicker on one side than the original toyota part. With all the mistakes, i guess that is one of the reasons why you pay a pro to do this stuff
Please stop using your torque wrench beyond the set point.
When you realized that the CV still needed to go back into the knuckle, the best place to open that assembly up to make room would be the lower two bolts (the ones that prompted you to get the new assembly in the first place). Take those two off and the whole assembly hinges off the upper ball joint. Also gives you more room with the CV since the hinge point is further away from where you need to thread in the CV into the bearing hub.
so i own a 2010 rav4 n it had 3 recalls regarding the rear suspension issues..toyotas fix was to use epoxy n plastic so that owners can no longer get a rear end alignment..alot of toyota dealers advised that they could not and/or would not put after market parts on the vehicle n advised that i would just have to purchase new tires yearly n deal with the pulling sensation..a local garage ended up replacing the parts n tires at a cost of $1900 with after market part..
Have you ever heard of assembly is reverse of removal?
Thanks for showing all the good and bad. I really enjoy your videos!
As many mistakes made in this video It must of Been Rocket Science For Jimmy 21:30 @1Road
All the amount of money jimmy spent on doorman and moog parts he could of bought a full 10 book set of Factory toyota 4th gen 4runner shop Manuals for 2003 to 2009 4runners which have all informstion for both 4.0L v6's and the 4.7l V8's 18:10 @1Road
Cv axle nut toyota factory spec is 203 stop talking about torque specs your not even using them you can even call dealer and get the torque specs or better yet Buy the shop manuals for the 4th gen 4runner there a 10 book set of manuals Jimmy 18:00 @1Road
Hub Bolts are 102 Foot pounds toyota Spec Jimmy 13:10 @1Road