Ball joint leaking

It is time to replace? Under 40k miles

 

that one looks perfect……

of grease is leaking from a split in the boot, then that’s an issue

 

Could you guys help me if this need replacement? This pics was taken after cleaning some old grease. It seems like it seep out from the bottom of the boot. I couldn’t see any puncture or tear. There is no play and it was solid when I check for any play. These pic were taken when the truck was on the ground. TIA

 

Looks ok to me visually and per your comments

 

This thread is giving me assurance that my truck is just fine

 

Sounds good thank you! I have 2018 80k mi on it.

 

How’s the lower ball joint still doing? I have a 2018 w 88K on it.. I see grease now on the rt passenger side

 

Everything is still good, i just wiped it out and keeping an eye. I think its common and normal.

 

FWIW- there is a balljoint tool specifically for the tacoma ball joints(odd sized cup), and ball joints are available all over(OEM on EBay from AUS or JPN). Ive swapped both my lowers with a balljoint press, takes time(as always) but is more cost effective than a whole LCA swap w/ alignment. Attached(photo) is the kit i ordered; most kits did not have the proper size for the tacoma ball joints(learned the hard way by ordering 3 different kits)

 

Thanks for sharing this, I did my research awhile back, and i think you can rent this specific one or at least the one that has the specific size at advance auto parts.

 

2-5 years left in all the ball joints I have seen in this thread. If they dont have any play then they are fine.

A little leak is not a concern. If you replace parts like that you will put your mechanics son through college.

 

thanks for the info.. my grease was noticed this past Friday when I did my oil change.. so like you guys shared I’ll keep an eye on it.. my mechanic quoted me $300.. I forgot to ask him what’s the $300 in tail LOL

 

From your user name are you in SoCal? Im in Vista(N County San Diego) if you want to use the ball joint tool if you’re anywhere local.

 

Cool brotha.. thanks I appreciate that.. I’m in Riverside.. so not that far

 

Shoot me a DM if you do, i have the kit in my garage(may have some new ball joints too if you can’t source them)

 

I definitely will let you know if I come on through and bring you a 24 pack of whatever you like to drink.. cheers

 

looking to take this on soon, do you know for sure if the kit from advance is the one that will work? I know they often stock a smaller and larger kit. I assume the larger is the one?

 

Toyota currently has a 15% off sale.
https://autoparts.toyota.com/?partn...MI8JjT-MLBiwMVeDNECB3jejl0EAAYASAAEgLgvfD_BwE

48068-04060 right lca
48069-04060 left lca

$257.21 each (Larry H Miller Toyota, Lemon Grove, CA)

Seems like a much easier solution than trying to pop out and press in a new ball joint.

 

That’s a solid deal! I rebuilt my LCAs 2 years ago with poly bushings and it was a huge pain, so I don’t want to go back to the stock rubber ones if I can avoid it. I had a shop replace one LBJ at that point, but didn’t want to spring for the other one since it was still in good shape. Not afraid of taking on the work, just want to save myself multiple trips to the parts store for the right tools.