Hey Dave! I was already digging your video I’m getting ready to do the control arms on my 2001 LeSabre. You mentioned Rain Man Ray that you’re a fan so I’m a super fan of yours too as well now. Really got me with the cotter pin gravity lol. God bless you man, Richard
With rubber bushings, I would put the weight of the car back on that tire before tightening those bolts. Those bushings can only torsionally deflect so far before being damaged. With poly bushings, since they can rotate on the inner steel sleeve, it doesn't matter, but rubber can't. It's stuck to the inner and outer sleeve.
You should have looked at a utube video of how to take the control arm out before making a video of how to take it out & im sure the video would have showen the sway bar link had to come off too😅
good vid-im doin my 91 century ball joint tomorrow but ill ck those control arm bushings while im in there-i notice there is no nut on top of the ball joint-its got two bolt on the sides of the shaft-i noticed on the part i ordered there is no nut on the part-im gonna film this repair and put on you tube-
Did you torque castle nut to spec and did you have any problems with steering since you only replaced the control arm on one side? By the way, I love your music but I miss the sienna videos. I've still got my 2004 sienna le with 273,000 mi. The best car I've ever owned and I've had quite a few. Thanks so much for the videos.
I tightened it as close as I could and applied the cotter pin, but there was simply no way I could get any of my torque wrenches into the area where the castle nut was located. Thanks for the compliment on the Sienna videos! I'm afraid we sold the Sienna a while back when our kids grew up and we didn't need the minivan anymore. My wife wanted a RAV4, smaller and a bit nimbler. I miss that van; it could seat six and have room for tons of stuff in the back. It was great to haul stuff in, too. We took it to Florida five times over the years. And I'm sure it has years of life left if someone takes care of it! Thanks for watching! (And thanks for the kind words on the music. I had to cut it back a bit when I reworked the open).
@@DIYDaveOK That's funny. My wife has been wanting a Rav 4 also. We looked several times in the past year. However, the salesman told us not to bother right now unless we wanted to pay invoice price. Actually though it sounded like people were bidding for them. Plus, they would only get 1 in at a time. How do you like your Rav 4? I guess we'll just have to wait until the Lord straightens out all this craziness. And how would you rate that jack?
@@mahlerob We love the RAV4 although I admit to a bias toward larger vehicles 😁. We found a dealer who gave us a phenomenal deal on a Rav4; I sent out blind RFQ's for best and final OTD pricing to four dealers and they were literally thousands better than any other we received, all at or above sticker. No games or tricks. The sales agent spotted one coming in decked out just the way my wife wanted and we grabbed it. She loves it. I *may* be working a deal with that same dealer for something else, but I'm gonna hold off on that until I get some info firmed up. And I **LOVE** the QuickJack. Can't rate it highly enough. It isn't quite as quick to set up as a regular floor jack, obviously, but the safety and clearance factors make it worthwhile.
@@DIYDaveOK I know I'm going on and on about buying a RAV4 but I find it very interesting the way you approached your purchase. Did you email the different dealers in your area with the model, submodel, trim, options, color, etc., get a price, and then have them notify you when one with your package came in? You did all your research first? And was it really final out-the-door pricing? No add-ons? You know I'm wondering if that something else your thinking about is a Tundra or Tacoma. I"ve been wanting one for years but it's really not feasible at the moment. However, I haul 1/2 ton of gravel and soil in our Sienna. I have it loaded up in big plastic tubs with a skid loader and slide 'em in the back with the seats down. I don't know if the new hybrid Siennas could handle a load like that. Anyway thanks for all the info.
@@mahlerob No problem! When I buy new, I do all my original invoice pricing, dealer holdback, and incentives calculation first, giving myself a good guess at a dealer's true "take price." I then send out blind RFQ's for a dealer's "Best and final offer/'out-the-door"" price for a vehicle so equipped, *including* all dealer-added fees. That worked even with the RAV4 which we bought when supplies of vehicles everywhere was almost nil. Dealers respond and the closest one to my calculated take price usually wins. I got the Sienna that way in 08 and my price was with $100 of my calculated take price. For the RAV4, three dealers gave me sticker, which I declined, but another gave me a deal that as I recall was stunningly close to invoice and actually a tad below my take price. I'm considering a Tacoma right now, and RFQ's I've sent out are ALL coming back at MSRP+dealer nonsense, sometimes $1-2K or even more. If you dig, however, you can find MSRP Tacomas *at certain dealers* in *certain parts of the country.* Volume matters! High volume dealers can do better deals than smaller ones. My normal pricing system is kinda tough right now because not many dealers are willing to go below sticker.... on most anything.
Hey Dave! I was already digging your video I’m getting ready to do the control arms on my 2001 LeSabre. You mentioned Rain Man Ray that you’re a fan so I’m a super fan of yours too as well now. Really got me with the cotter pin gravity lol. God bless you man, Richard
LOL thanks!! Appreciate the kind words!!
With rubber bushings, I would put the weight of the car back on that tire before tightening those bolts. Those bushings can only torsionally deflect so far before being damaged. With poly bushings, since they can rotate on the inner steel sleeve, it doesn't matter, but rubber can't. It's stuck to the inner and outer sleeve.
You made this look easy. The hard part doing this would be rusted bolts and nuts not loosening up. Thanks for your video.
You should have looked at a utube video of how to take the control arm out before making a video of how to take it out & im sure the video would have showen the sway bar link had to come off too😅
thankyou for showing me how to replace my control arm I gotta do it
Awesome! Glad to show you!
good vid-im doin my 91 century ball joint tomorrow but ill ck those control arm bushings while im in there-i notice there is no nut on top of the ball joint-its got two bolt on the sides of the shaft-i noticed on the part i ordered there is no nut on the part-im gonna film this repair and put on you tube-
@@storyoc Go for it!! Good luck!
The sway bar link, why are you using pliers on the top nut? Can't a wrench fit up there?
@@moeb4348 Can't say there was a specific reason, didn't try a wrench to be honest.
Did you torque castle nut to spec and did you have any problems with steering since you only replaced the control arm on one side? By the way, I love your music but I miss the sienna videos. I've still got my 2004 sienna le with 273,000 mi. The best car I've ever owned and I've had quite a few. Thanks so much for the videos.
I tightened it as close as I could and applied the cotter pin, but there was simply no way I could get any of my torque wrenches into the area where the castle nut was located. Thanks for the compliment on the Sienna videos! I'm afraid we sold the Sienna a while back when our kids grew up and we didn't need the minivan anymore. My wife wanted a RAV4, smaller and a bit nimbler. I miss that van; it could seat six and have room for tons of stuff in the back. It was great to haul stuff in, too. We took it to Florida five times over the years. And I'm sure it has years of life left if someone takes care of it! Thanks for watching! (And thanks for the kind words on the music. I had to cut it back a bit when I reworked the open).
@@DIYDaveOK That's funny. My wife has been wanting a Rav 4 also. We looked several times in the past year. However, the salesman told us not to bother right now unless we wanted to pay invoice price. Actually though it sounded like people were bidding for them. Plus, they would only get 1 in at a time. How do you like your Rav 4? I guess we'll just have to wait until the Lord straightens out all this craziness. And how would you rate that jack?
@@mahlerob We love the RAV4 although I admit to a bias toward larger vehicles 😁. We found a dealer who gave us a phenomenal deal on a Rav4; I sent out blind RFQ's for best and final OTD pricing to four dealers and they were literally thousands better than any other we received, all at or above sticker. No games or tricks. The sales agent spotted one coming in decked out just the way my wife wanted and we grabbed it. She loves it. I *may* be working a deal with that same dealer for something else, but I'm gonna hold off on that until I get some info firmed up. And I **LOVE** the QuickJack. Can't rate it highly enough. It isn't quite as quick to set up as a regular floor jack, obviously, but the safety and clearance factors make it worthwhile.
@@DIYDaveOK I know I'm going on and on about buying a RAV4 but I find it very interesting the way you approached your purchase. Did you email the different dealers in your area with the model, submodel, trim, options, color, etc., get a price, and then have them notify you when one with your package came in? You did all your research first? And was it really final out-the-door pricing? No add-ons? You know I'm wondering if that something else your thinking about is a Tundra or Tacoma. I"ve been wanting one for years but it's really not feasible at the moment. However, I haul 1/2 ton of gravel and soil in our Sienna. I have it loaded up in big plastic tubs with a skid loader and slide 'em in the back with the seats down. I don't know if the new hybrid Siennas could handle a load like that. Anyway thanks for all the info.
@@mahlerob No problem! When I buy new, I do all my original invoice pricing, dealer holdback, and incentives calculation first, giving myself a good guess at a dealer's true "take price." I then send out blind RFQ's for a dealer's "Best and final offer/'out-the-door"" price for a vehicle so equipped, *including* all dealer-added fees. That worked even with the RAV4 which we bought when supplies of vehicles everywhere was almost nil. Dealers respond and the closest one to my calculated take price usually wins. I got the Sienna that way in 08 and my price was with $100 of my calculated take price. For the RAV4, three dealers gave me sticker, which I declined, but another gave me a deal that as I recall was stunningly close to invoice and actually a tad below my take price. I'm considering a Tacoma right now, and RFQ's I've sent out are ALL coming back at MSRP+dealer nonsense, sometimes $1-2K or even more. If you dig, however, you can find MSRP Tacomas *at certain dealers* in *certain parts of the country.* Volume matters! High volume dealers can do better deals than smaller ones. My normal pricing system is kinda tough right now because not many dealers are willing to go below sticker.... on most anything.
Nice work. What is the manufacturer and model size of your lift?
It is a Quickjack 5000TLX. It's just super for jobs like this!
What torque did you put the control arm to?
Spec for the bolts is 117 ft-lb on that year LeSabre.
@@DIYDaveOK thank you!
And a floor jack to raise the control arm to seat the ball joint...
Pehaps if you spray the bolts with lithium grease it would have jelped them go in easier 😊
and the rear bushing.
Why can you not just replace the bushing?
It's integrated into the control arm. You can't buy it separately.
The bushings can be very difficult to remove and press new ones in. I gave up on my Dakota and bought loaded control arms.
Turn the the wheel a little n striten the control arm
You need to discover lubricants. Makes life a lot easier...
Not my car, bud. Realizing that makes understanding a lot easier.
@DIY Dave Always lube the threads before removing, bud.
Sway bar bushings? Just buy a new set before you start.
Didnt need them.
What’s the link to the lift
You mean a link to the QuickJack?
Yes sir that thing made me pause the video immediately
Spray a little bit of WD-40 especially when you're backing out those bolts it makes life a lot easier
Good idea!