Ford E-150 Ball Joint Replacement - How To Replace Ford Van Ball Joints

Replacing Ford E-150 van upper and lower ball joints. This video shows a step by step procedure for replacing both the front suspension upper and lower ball joints along with brake rotors and pads on a 2010 Ford Econoline E-150 van with coil spring front suspension. Additionally we provide an overview of necessary tools, equipment and parts required to complete this job along with manufacturer torque specifications. This procedure is comparable to most other Econoline models including E-250 and E-350 two wheel drive vans from year models 1999-2014.

[@keithfridell1518]

Man this guy is a great mechanic... very thorough and knows what he is saying..... great job and good to see a top shelf guy who knows what he's doing

[@ThecardoctorTV]

thank you so much.

[@timbower9413]

This was extremely helpful. And entertaining. I watched this video several times before replacing the ball joints on my E-150 six years ago and became confident enough to successfully tackle the project. Today, I'm replacing driver's side again (maybe I should have bought higher quality ball joints the first time) and watched again to refresh my memory. I needed it. If not just for figuring out which cups of the ball joint kit to use for which purposes. Thanks!

[@ken5ism]

100% the best Tech VID out here. Layman's English, hands own, and simple to understand. Plus no bad jokes like the other guys. Straight to the point.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+ken5ism Thank you. Glad you liked it!

[@isaacodegard740]

Just used this video to help me fix my 97 e150. Thanks buddy for making this, and being hilarious in the video. Good stuff, cheers from Alberta

[@michaelshoaff3710]

Top notch video! I just got finished saving some big bucks on van repair. Clear and simple with good camera angles.

[@brobrio]

You saved me! I didn't understand from my Chiltons how to bang the lower joint out and would have NEVER figured that out! Same thing with the tie rod! THANK YOU!!!!

[@ecurbyhprum1043]

I wish they had stuff like this in the '70s when I was working on my 62 Biscayne. Had to teach myself everything.

[@ecurbyhprum1043]

The ball joint bandit told me exactly what I needed to hear and see. I have the tool but I didn't know exactly how to access the ball joints to remove them thank you very much perfect

[@tomhendry1]

Excellent video. Thank you for your help! I've watched everything and I'm tackling it tomorrow afternoon. Have to put a new coil spring in, so it might be a 6-7 hour job. This video helped a lot on the ball joint replacement.

[@dyvaeh]

Thank you very much for sharing! I got my van done thanks to the Ball Joint Bandit!

[@hbbur2209]

I thank you very much. It is hard to find videos to fix commercial vihicles. Thanks again.

[@sdthyng]

This is the best video I have ever seen on replacing ball joints on an e150. It is also the only one I have ever seen.

[@megadeth1763]

I began ♥ watching this man the mechanic years ago and it always goes as good as it is possible ! You're a 10 !!

[@racetronics]

When you compress the caliper pistons, you should mention to use the old brake pad to keep the two pistons aligned (you did it in the video). Great vid and great job. You make it look easy.

[@sohobooksunlimited]

Very thorough, professional and detail oriented but as you said the video's for entertainment purposes. And as recommended, I'm going to get an old fat professional 50 yr old mechanic to perform the task! A super Thank you!

[@jimstools3937]

I Have A 2002 Ford E-250 4.2 Engine. You Make It So Easy. Thanks For Sharing.

[@cheekanuble]

hey car doctor! young mechanic here. I feel you on the diet pepsi! keep up the good work love your vids, very informative and have made me look smart on occasions in the shop hahaha

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+TheAngryFrenchCanadian Well that's good to hear. I think its probably the diet pepsi that makes us so smart! Thank you for dropping by

[@scorpio2nyc]

very good iam going to do mine this week good info keep then coming

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Excellent!

[@mmedrano21]

Reading this as he is emphasizing that we should leave this type of work to a qualified professional.

[@victormonsivais5770]

Hey now from El Paso Texas, saved me time and money. Thankyou!

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

Thanks, Car Doctor! I'm a pretty good DIY'er but this job was intimidating me. Your video is the best I've found and the job wasn't hard at all.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Thank you. So glad it was helpful. Blessings!

[@brandonjones362]

Your video is so very helpful. I got a 1996 e150 for a great bargan and will need to change upper / lower joints and Im pumped to to it with your help. Im going to save money!!! Woooo.... Thanks

[@jonnydebt3671]

thank you makes everything so much easier for me after seeing you do it a few times 2001 E-350 warrior candy van

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Oh wow, a warrior candy van...super cool! So glad this helped. Take care

[@carlostriana1540]

Hello D my name is Carlos how are you doing I need to know how to take the center pin off on the spindles on an E 150 1995

[@kekoagallant579]

Great video. One of the best I've seen.

[@keithbrookshire]

Fantastic instructions! Thank you for including the list of tools. Hopefully that will save me the trip to the parts store to buy that one socket I didn't have or for the four extra cotter pins.

[@darrensnodgrass3725]

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[@keithbrookshire]

That was the first time I ever attempted any suspension work. It went perfectly with patience and attention to detail.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Awesome job Tim, man your sure not afraid of work. Just finished up a weeks work in the bush fixing up an old hunt camp for a friend , never seen a day under 80 degrees , can't wait till fall I've had enough of this heat , bring on the cold HA.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Steve Rob I'm right there with you man. Way too hot this summer. I know how to dress warm for cold weather but people don't like it when I take off too many of my clothes when it's hot. Getting excited for hunting. Thanks for tuning in as always!

[@arcdraw]

Always enjoy your videos, Doc! Very good information

[@ThecardoctorTV]

arcdraw Thank you so much. Trying to get back in the swing of things. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dr2009king]

Good job, just bought my first Ford E350 and will never do this mistake again in my life, I'm a Mercedes Mechanic and despite all the B.S about Benz cars and how difficult they are, I can assure you that they are easier to work on, simply because they make sense.

[@brandonjones362]

Ahh....no

[@LatinoGrande]

Great Video, very informative and helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@OnboardWithEddie]

Thanks For your Help!! Work out Great. Happy Holidays

[@brendanchapman3]

Great video, thank you!

[@213geebus]

Nicely done! Good camera angles too

[@TheSavageGarage]

Great video, the news part had be in stitches! very good

[@ThecardoctorTV]

James'sWorld Thank you. I hope Toyota feels the same way.

[@TomCoronadoAutoPaintPlus]

This helps a lot , I have 6 E250 vans and they need ball joints. Thanks

[@jamescole3152]

LOL now I know why I didn't know what this is. My van has king pins. Which I did myself. I had to buy and break a 20 ton press.

[@TrevorS38]

Excellent video - very appreciated.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

thank you for watching!

[@jeffjahns1974]

I LOVE your advertisement embedded in the video!! I am thoroughly entertained. Im also a balding 50yo fat guy so I might do my own ball joints. 😆

[@ThecardoctorTV]

You got all the right stuff buddy. Go for it!! Thanks for watching

[@realtech9984]

Beautiful videos and great expensive tools I love snap on I also have the same air ratchet but I highly recommend Air Pro SA3530 give it a try

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Excellent. Ill check it out. Take care

[@joelmccoin9727]

Hi Doc, good video, entertaining and informative, Thanks...I have a buddy who has the same tan as you, he calls it his fishermans Tan.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

joel mccoin Your friend is a lucky man...Lucky to have enough time to be fishing and not working. It will fade soon enough as will the fish in the freezer that will need to be replaced with game meat hopefully. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching.

[@butt0munch]

Very informative video thanks

[@Mike-Ruby]

This is a great video thanks. I just pulled everything apart on my 04 e350. Ive done this before on my 99. Just noticed on my 04 that i don't have a dust shield. Or possibly someone forgot to reinstall it before i acquired the van.. I saw you removing it and said "oh yeah. wheres mine"..

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+Michael Rubinstein In areas where there is rust they tend to rust out and fall off sometimes. Or someone didn't put it back. I know it helps keep road debris out of the brakes and maybe helps cool the rotor but probably wouldn't make a noticeable difference without it there. Thanks for stopping by!

[@iamthevanavator281]

Love the humor and of course your erudite explication of ball joint and brake replacement in a most efficacious manner. Kudos to you fine sir.

[@marlonbarahona7885]

Saludos amigo me sirvió mucho el video para reparar mi vans E150, saludos desde Carolina del Norte

[@BelleRiverHeating]

This this is an amazing video. Hopefully you are getting paid as a professor.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Im a pastor…The Pastor of internal combustion. Haha. Thank you.

[@robertwatson3567]

Thanks much ball Bandit.I saved $1000 by using your tutorial. Keep up the good work.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

awesome!

[@robbloforese8003]

Thank you very much for the video .. most helpful. Only wish you were in NY rather than Alaska lol

[@MyTerryb]

Nice job thanks.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+Terry Beharry Thank you for dropping by!

[@angelous6630]

THANK YOU I REALLY WAS LOST TILL I FOUND THIS MYYY 96 RANGER DONT HAVE A CONTROL ARM JUST A SPINDLE THATHAS BOTH BALL JOINTS ON IT AND I COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHAT TODOD TILL I FOUND THIS THANK YOU AGAIN

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.

[@angelous6630]

Yes I had to get a spindle o a junkyard so it was of course off the vehicle and it was no day at the beach and my bench vice had a wing that was snapped off boy I was out of luck but went on I was difficult to say the least.Well some tired arms and alot of sweat later it's on the spindle waiting for the the truck one big life saving sentence that the top first saved my butt,can't wait till it's on my 96 Ford ranger XLT I've that there are so many versions of that truck its like you have to go to school to learn them all lol but many many thanks for your time and knowledge God bless you and your family.!

[@jasonvazquez2563]

Dude your wierd as hell, I love it, thanks for your video it was a great help

[@MASTERU487]

EXCELLENT!!!

[@hangngoaigiare]

great job great video thx

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Thank you!

[@bubbasdually]

Thanks man other than Everything being rusted together the repair is going smoothly. This was my first time using a ball joint press and it was easier than i thought it would be. Do you happen to have the torque spec for the inner tie rods? Mine is an 04 e150. Thx

[@bmatthews315]

Best dang video ever

[@dannythebeerman]

Can the upper and lower ball joints be replaced without removing the brake rotor, speed sensor and shield from the knuckle? My wheel bearings are good and don't have many miles. thanks.

[@MuhammadAli-su3oo]

Car Dr :) i always learn by your videos, Super thanks for your videos.I really amazed by the video; temporarily stop Radiator leakage by Eggs :)

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Haha. Thanks. It got me home so that was all I needed. Thanks for the complements and for watching. Take care.

[@MuhammadAli-su3oo]

So now Radiator needed to be fixed and passages of cooling system are super flushed?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Yes, also some gaskets replaced.

[@MuhammadAli-su3oo]

Thanks Car Dr I want to ask some questions?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

OK whats that?

[@bustersinclair]

hmm.....a mechanic AND a comic???? is that possible? Har har! great vids pal. thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+bustersinclair I'm not sure how someone could be a mechanic nowadays without a sense of humor. Haha. Thanks for watching.

[@GhettoWagon]

Memories, I used to have to change the ball joints on a bunch of these ford vans about 15 years ago, All a young age on rusted stuff in New England. They really have not changed much. I think the vans I worked on were 92-98s

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Ghetto Wagon Agree, pretty generic stuff with a couple minor changes. So glad I don't get to see much rust here, don't know how well I could do with that...yuk! Thank you for traveling down memory lane with me!

[@GhettoWagon]

How to vehicles not rust in Alaska? No road salt? The Car Doctor

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Not common. Some folks get into salt water but not much road salt in use here.

[@brianeyman316]

Is everything identical on a 1997 Ford e-150? I'm about to tackle this project. Along with all 4 new shocks and sway bar.

[@thomaskelley1718]

Just a tip, I assume it's quite similar but the vehicle is not an E150, 8 lugs means it's at least an E250

[@adamkwiatkowski4107]

Wonder what is the OTC kit part number that the ball joint bandit is using?

[@aharonwilliams3135]

Shalom Mr Car when U was installing tha upper n lower ball joint did I lube tha inside where tha ball joint sit?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

If it was really rusty you could spray a little WD40 on the surface to aid install but that shouldn't be necessary. I would never use grease on the surface of the bore since that could cause problems. Thanks for watching!

[@aharonwilliams3135]

Mr Car Doctor is there an suspension parts kit for 99 Ford E 150 Van?An few day ago I install new front rotors n front pads,need to replace steering arm,outer n inter ball joints.Great video on install steering arm n outer n inter ball joints,will continue to watching ur videos.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Do some research. They may have a kit on amazon. I suggest Moog brand if available. Good luck

[@jeffrobertson1491]

Did you get back to set the Caster/camber sleeve and replace the nut on the upper ball joint?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+Jeff Robertson The caster and camber were ok after the parts were replaced. The collar should stay in its original position unless it needs to be replaced with an offset unit for alignment angle correction. The collars do not come with the replacement ball joints and shouldn't require replacement unless damaged or for alignment angle correction. Hope this helps. I see in the video I failed to explain any of that. Sometimes you only find out after taking measurements with an alignment machine before knowing if an offset bushing needs to be installed for adjustment. It's usually not difficult to replace at that time but it wouldn't hurt removing it when you had the knuckle off and applying some lubricant to aid in replacement if it was needed. If you decide to do that just be sure to mark the position of the original before removing in case it is an adjustable one so that it can be oriented properly and angles preserved. Good luck!

[@sydneymauricehuddleston3280]

WHAT IS THE MIN. PSI NEEDED TO USE THAT PRESS FOR BALL JOINT REMOVAL? I ONLY HAVE MAX 130 PSI ON A SMALL HOTDOG AIR COMPRESSOR, BUT DO HAVE 1/2 INCH AIR DRILL AND RATCHET... SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED!

[@thewishmaster900]

When did they start putting 8 lugs on a 1/2 ton ???

[@aidanhodgescience7634]

The E series is not a half ton. they're 3/4 or 1 ton.

[@ColinQuinnuniverse]

I was thinking the same thing about the lug count.

[@ColinQuinnuniverse]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_E-Series

[@pablolozoya4031]

Hello does anyone know where you can rent the equipment to remove a ball joint

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Most parts stores let you rent or borrow them

[@davidhoover8877]

Being that you are so far North of the rest of us and I'm sure you have to heat that shop somehow. Question: Do you use a waste oil heater to heat your shop and if so what kind do you have? Tks. David Hoover Chattanooga, Tennessee (its 70 F today) Dec., 29th

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+David Hoover it is 45F here today but it has dipped below zero over the last month. Anyways I do not have a waste oil heater. I lease my shop and I would probably not be allowed to install one anyway. I know some guys who use them and I even give them my waste oil. I just have a couple natural gas unit heaters and they cost about a million dollars a month to run. Haha.

[@kvboyd]

Who disliked this video? It was a good instructional video to follow.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+Kelton Boyd I think it was a bully from back in grade school. Haha thanks for the complement and I appreciate you watching.

[@thewishmaster900]

If you knew anything about what he is doing you wouldn't ask and there would be more dislikes.i could go on all day about what he is doing wrong. But the most important things are 1no eye protection 2 no ear protection 3 half ton vans don't have 8 lugs 4 he gives tork specks 3 or 4 times and none are right . 5 the ball joint press says DO NOT USE AN IMPACT AND WAER EYE PROTECTION 6 the dite pepsi dont seem to be working ! If your watching this to do this your self please dont look for someone that knows what he is doing

[@stevesevendtwo4816]

I have a 1995 f150 4x4 other then the hubs being different would this be the same processes?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+Steve Sevendtwo Here's a link to a video of this process on a F-150 4X4. Thanks for watching! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaW8q2Zvrb6MoaM

[@stevesevendtwo4816]

+The Car Doctor hey thank you very much. You have great videos and I love your humor. has kind of a Chris Farley if he was a mechanic feel to it lol

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Haha. Thanks...I think. Good luck with the job!

[@stevesevendtwo4816]

Thank you. I think I'm going to tackle it next week. Mine I think might be a heavy duty one so it looks more like the first video. But it has 4 wheel drive. I was afraid the driveshaft would cause me a problem. So I guess I wanted to make sure. Im always second guessing myself lol

[@glennr9913]

I'm thinking about doing the ball joints on my 97' E-150. The video makes it look pretty easy. I have the tools, and can borrow the press kit from Advance. I wonder if I can complete the job in one day or less? It looks like the only "hard part" is removing the steering knuckle and pressing the old ball joints out, and then the new ones back in. I'm a little nervous about getting stuck in the middle of the job.... What "can go wrong"?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+Glenn R well we have all heard Murphy's law. Hahahaha. I would say I'm here for you if you run into a snag but unfortunately I'll be hunting in a remote location for the next week. Good luck!

[@glennr9913]

Thanks Doc, I ended up calling around and found a place that only wants $90 per side for labor, which sounds great to me. The 1st shop wanted $475 parts, labor, & alignment, which made me consider DIY. So, now I don't have to worry about Mr. Murphy (he can be an SOB sometimes!) Btw, I picked up the ball joints from Rock Auto for $28, instead of $18 each from Advance or NAPA. Thanks again for the great videos. Good luck on the hunt. Hope you fill the freezer.

[@mikemcculloch2062]

+Glenn R. In a friends truck,after full reassembly,it was noted that the ball joint stud spindle was spinning in the knuckle when turning the wheel.Not tight enough,this will fail the ball joint stud and break it.Note the enclosed part warnings against fretted or worn tapers in the steering knuckle.He was able to tighten it properly later.Also follow the sequence of installing the proper ball joint ,it was top or bottom first,or you cannot put the other one in!

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Mike McCulloch Good deal! P.S.- The hunt was amazing but Mr Murphy did show up a time or two...lol

[@markzanetti6228]

Excellent Job! I wonder how much a mechanic would charge for just the labor here.?

[@tomrastetter5796]

Why isn't the snap ring used on the upper ball joint??

[@ThecardoctorTV]

element of the design. When the lower is retained there is no possibility of movement at the upper in this configuration.

[@jgeorges3061]

hi doc good video and info as always and be careful from drinking to much diet Pepsi because its full of aspetain LOL .

[@ThecardoctorTV]

j georges Thank you! I thought they were changing the chemicals they were putting in DP to something less harmful. Anyways I need to drink more water for sure. Thanks for tuning in. Take care.

[@mad7stringer]

Hey Tim, great job... your videos are awesome! Hopefully a quick question for ya. I replaced the ball joints (upper and lower) on the 1994 E-150 about 20K miles ago and when I recently took it in for an alignment they are telling me that the upper ball joint is bad. Is this possible in such a short amount of time? When I get the van back from them today I'm going to give it the shake test and if I do need to replace the ball joints I'll also be replacing the tie rods as well. Oh and when I did the ball joints 20K ago I also did the inner and outer wheel bearings on both sides. Thanks in advance! :-)

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+Tom Persons Well I hate to say it but I have seen that with low quality parts being used. Just make sure the studs are properly torqued and it isn't just a problem with the original install and they just need torqued properly. Also if that is the case make sure there isn't a problem with the actual arm or knuckle causing the play. If the movement is in the joint itself then consider using a quality part like Moog. Good luck and thanks for dropping by!

[@mad7stringer]

+The Car Doctor Thanks Tim.... I think I used Duralast for the uppers and Valuecraft for the lowers (what I could find at AutoZone). I'm going to find a local Moog vendor this time. Also, I need to replace my rotors as well. What brand do you recommend? Oh and where did you get the wheel bearing hammer press? Last time I did my vans (1994 E150) wheel bearings I took the rotors to a machine shop and they charged me $10 a rotor to remove the old ones and put in the new ones. I didn't know the tool you used exists! :-)

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Well the seal driver I use is a blue point kit I got off the snapon truck. But that's just for driving the seal. The grease press is a handy tool for greasing the bearings but you can do this by hand if needed. I'm sure there are videos showing this process. I also used a seal remover tool to pry out the old seal in order to remove the bearings from the rotor hub. I think that's what you were asking about but if not let me know. Good luck!

[@mad7stringer]

+The Car Doctor Yes... thanks Tim! I found a bearing driver and grease press at Harbour Freight at a decent price. I also have another couple questions for you. I just received my new ball joints, rotors and wheel bearings. I assume I reuse the bearing seals from the old rotors? Or would you recommend buying new ones? Also, my wheel bearings came with a metal sleeve around them that I didn't see in your video. I assume that's to protect the bearings while in the box and not part of the install, right?

[@mad7stringer]

+The Car Doctor I just watched the video again and answered the question about the seals... so I'll be buying some new seals! I also see the sleeve on the outer bearing.... but my inner bearings came new with a sleeve as well.... won't fit in the back of the hub with that sleeve so I assume it's safe to chuck it out? Oh and in the video you removed the old wheel bearing and seal by putting the nut back on the axle and yanking out and down on the old rotor. Since I have all new rotors, bearings and seals I probably can just skip that step.

[@randallwatkins8009]

COKE NOT PEPSI, YOUR ONLY MISTAKE

[@ThecardoctorTV]

hehehe

[@fernandocardenasfilms6861]

Soy colombiano y no entiendo el Inglés y tengo una Ford econoline

[@interstategar]

This guy's a good comedian, and a good tech! How much did you charge for the work on this van for parts and labor?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+interstategar I think including the alignment it was about 700-800 (and that's no joke) :)

[@interstategar]

The Car Doctor That's a descent price. Keep up the good work. I fished once in Alaska in a fly in camping location on the Alaskan Peninsula. Caught fresh run silver salmon. It was great fishing. They were readily taking number 5 Mepps spinners. The grizzly bears loved that spot too. We had to scare them off with gun shots.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Yikes, no thanks. You should have been on Kodiak with me this fall. One of our hunters had his deer taken away by an angry bear as he tried to skin it out. Not cool.

[@interstategar]

The Car Doctor I'll be watching your channel for more Ford van videos. I have 2012 E350 extended, 5.4L flex fuel I use for expediting freight long distance and I drive about 90k miles per year, so my maintenance comes up quicker than the average person. I'm a contractor for Fedex Custom Critical.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

I'll keep that in mind for future vids.

[@ThePlowGuys]

When did they start using 8 lugs on a E150? I always thought they were 6 lug hubs. Awesome video. I think I can do this. Just missing the press to remove and install the ball joints. What is this tool called and is it usefull on more than just ford ball joints?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

+The Plow Guys it's called a ball joint press and it's used on many makes and models. You can get them from Amazon for under $100.

[@ThePlowGuys]

I meant like what brand would be good. I looked on Amazon and found some but people would complain that they would bend or something of the like making the tool useless. -John

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Oh, sorry. OTC is a quality brand. Don't know when they went to eight stud wheels exactly but it is a E150.

[@ThePlowGuys]

OTC ok great i will look into those. i do believe they can be used for more than just ball joints too right.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

yes, you can do u-joints and press bushings and stuff like that too.

[@obriancosme3046]

I laughed way too hard at this. 😂

[@juliboladao]

Everything is stuck in my van. All the pieces

[@dennistharp7239]

Since when does a e150 have a 8 bolt wheel pattern? Hate when ppl think we’re idiots. Next time tell the truth. Not a bad video tho.

[@Wingsnthings23]

I have a question, if it took you an hours to replace one side...and mechanics charge $90hr, that would be, let's say $200 in labor. Why did the shop by my place quote me $900? Where does the other $700 come from? The parts can't cost that much. Are you just basically gonna get screwed by a large margin every time you use a mechanic?

[@ThecardoctorTV]

I wouldn’t think of it as being screwed as you say. It takes an average mechanic with average tools and equipment much longer to do the job. A tech with more experience and better equipment and tools can do it faster but at a cost to the tech in additional cost and lifetime of experience. Would you feel better paying a slower guy the same money than one who was practiced and had a well organized equipped shop? Or watch the video and do it yourself and save even more! Thank you for watching.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Also I would say the actual time was about two hours per side plus alignment.

[@user-dc5ql3jf7j]

It's the balljoint bandit!! 🦝

[@h8breed67]

Funny dude

[@tomkelly3896]

Couldnt watch more than 3 min.

[@jwgmail]

for the love of God please get some ear protection

[@ThecardoctorTV]

Surprised you didn't mention eye protection also. I have both and don't use them as often as I should. Thanks for the reminder. Take care.

[@jwgmail]

When you were putting in that snap ring, RIGHT at eye level... Great video man. I suggest you accept donations through some website. If I save $300 on a job by watching someone's video, I'm happy to send them $10 when I'm done.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

You can donate by clicking the button on the channel homepage. There is also a mailing address where you can send me eye protection or even beer! 😀

[@jwgmail]

Cool I'll have some Natty Light to you in a couple weeks ; )

[@thewishmaster900]

Who dislikes this video? I DO If you knew anything about what he is doing you wouldn't ask and there would be more dislikes.i could go on all day about what he is doing wrong. But the most important things are 1no eye protection 2 no ear protection 3 half ton vans don't have 8 lugs 4 he gives tork specks 3 or 4 times and none are right . 5 the ball joint press says DO NOT USE AN IMPACT AND WAER EYE PROTECTION 6 the dite pepsi dont seem to be working ! If your watching this to do this your self please dont look for someone that knows what he is doing

[@juliomariaca7462]

Too much talk

[@evospace263]

get to the point Jesus chirst

[@joepacheco7979]

Kinda uncool about those asian names, man. Made me stop watchin'. Bye.

[@ThecardoctorTV]

I have no idea what your referring to but im sorry if you were somehow offended.

[@illduitmyself]

jesus luvs u brother. acts 2.38