What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Has anybody done their lower ball joints and had to cut off the rivets to replace the entire assembly with a new lower ball joint that bolts into the lower control arm??

 

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Takes like 10 mins to do. Maybe. Should be able to do both sides in an hour.

 

Hell i didn't even use a puller, just gave it a few good hits with a bfh and they popped out.

 

I just called them

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Same here.....just a few taps and mine came out with no problems. Pretty easy job IMO.

 

First time doing it and listened to the first person who explained it to me. Dumb me. So I literally just have to replace the ball joint? AWESOME. Not as much work as I thought

 

Ya you just have to replace the whole thing...

 

wait yeah thats what the guy was trying to sell me....

 

That's it. 4 bolts to the spindle, and you put the otre into that piece that sticks out to the left in the picture.

 

Yea..there are 4 bolts on the bottom of the spindle. That holds it to the spindle. Then the main nut on the bottom of the LCA is the ball joint stud. The arm looking part is for the outer tie rid

 

Here's a picture of one installed. You can see the bolts on the bottom that attach to the spindle

 

Here is mine with no spindle on it yet


Frank-4.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

 

Wow okay I was really confusing myself. You are guys are awesome!!! Thank you so much!

Im adding coilovers and redoing the ball joints and tie rods.

 

I believe this is a trail master, AKA trail disaster, lift. I think you'd be best off starting from stratch and removing the entire thing.

 

thats the plan, but i'll probably start on it in the spring. just found out my rear section of my frame on the inside needs patched up. ordering 3/16 inch steel plates to repair it and going to ask a friend to help weld it together

 

Anyone know what the little rubber grommet type thing is at the end of the steering linkage that is between the linkage and the rack and pinion? Ill post a pic in a bit.

 

Steering rack bellow? I'm not quite following what you're describing though.

 

Ill post a pic later haha very hard to describe. It is where the steering extension bolts with two bolts into the piece that comes out of the rack and pinion.

 

It's a dust/dirt shield intended to keep crap off the upper control valve shaft seal.
They have been known to trap dirt against said seal, contributing to early failure. Nevertheless it's better to have it in place than not.