Many thanks brother. Fantastic video, good straightforward and useful narration without the extraneous words done people like to use. Info on this process was just like you said, little to none and I'm staying to get the same symptoms you described. 2 thumbs up and lots of encouragement to post anything else you do to your crosstour!
Thanks for the video! It helped a lot to replace the front ball joint on a 2014 Accord. There's no upper ball joint on this version of the accord, just a pinch connection on the strut, but everything else was the same. I chose to do the work in place so I left the knuckle attached to the strut. A little awkward at times, but sometimes it gave the needed leverage to get some parts out. One comment that may help Honda owners, the ball joint kits that only have three rings may not fit properly in the knuckle to pop the ball joint out. Fortunately, I had an old hole saw that was the perfect diameter. The ideal size would be 51mm ID and 53mm OD. Otherwise you need a ring with a cutout.
I'm about to replace my lower ball joint for the second time only I put a new knuckle on then did the control arms and fucked up the ball joint again. Lol I beat out my last ball joint with a galvanized steel pipe and a hammer. It was brutal
I like your style. Well done. Just a couple of comments. If you have a 6 or 9 inch bungy strap, you can use it to hang the caliper from the coilover spring instead of the zip tie. I have the Honda ball joint removal tool but you can get a similar one fat Harbor Freight for about $20. It makes child-work out of popping the ball joints. If you are small and old like me (123 lbs, 78-years-old), it helps to also pull the brake disk early in the process so that you don't have to screw with that 30 lbs of stuff while you are pulling and pressing the ball joint.
Thank you for commenting on our video and for your feedback. Much appreciated! We will definitely be checking out the Harbor Freight version of the ball joint removal tool. We weren't incredibly thrilled with the one we used - but it worked.
This was excellent! Great camera angles and descriptions of every step. I will be doing the same job on a '14 Accord and as far as I can tell, they are the same at the wheel. Thanks a lot! Will like, sub, and share. 👍👍
Have you or anyone replaced the upper ball joints? I have a 2011 Accord Crosstour that I need to do. Can you just replace the ball joints or do you have to replace the upper control arm
Many thanks brother. Fantastic video, good straightforward and useful narration without the extraneous words done people like to use. Info on this process was just like you said, little to none and I'm staying to get the same symptoms you described. 2 thumbs up and lots of encouragement to post anything else you do to your crosstour!
Thanks for the video! It helped a lot to replace the front ball joint on a 2014 Accord. There's no upper ball joint on this version of the accord, just a pinch connection on the strut, but everything else was the same. I chose to do the work in place so I left the knuckle attached to the strut. A little awkward at times, but sometimes it gave the needed leverage to get some parts out.
One comment that may help Honda owners, the ball joint kits that only have three rings may not fit properly in the knuckle to pop the ball joint out. Fortunately, I had an old hole saw that was the perfect diameter. The ideal size would be 51mm ID and 53mm OD. Otherwise you need a ring with a cutout.
Thanks for checking back in. That info is definitely helpful.
I'm about to replace my lower ball joint for the second time only I put a new knuckle on then did the control arms and fucked up the ball joint again. Lol I beat out my last ball joint with a galvanized steel pipe and a hammer. It was brutal
I like your style. Well done. Just a couple of comments. If you have a 6 or 9 inch bungy strap, you can use it to hang the caliper from the coilover spring instead of the zip tie. I have the Honda ball joint removal tool but you can get a similar one fat Harbor Freight for about $20. It makes child-work out of popping the ball joints. If you are small and old like me (123 lbs, 78-years-old), it helps to also pull the brake disk early in the process so that you don't have to screw with that 30 lbs of stuff while you are pulling and pressing the ball joint.
Thank you for commenting on our video and for your feedback. Much appreciated!
We will definitely be checking out the Harbor Freight version of the ball joint removal tool. We weren't incredibly thrilled with the one we used - but it worked.
This was excellent! Great camera angles and descriptions of every step. I will be doing the same job on a '14 Accord and as far as I can tell, they are the same at the wheel. Thanks a lot! Will like, sub, and share. 👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
Thank for the video, well explain and very video shot, I will be doing this this weekend.
Thank you. I hope you were able to tackle it OK.
Have you or anyone replaced the upper ball joints? I have a 2011 Accord Crosstour that I need to do. Can you just replace the ball joints or do you have to replace the upper control arm
So dealer said on my repair sheet for 2014 honda accord ( both front lower ball joint boot splits ) so what acutal part do i need
Very clean job sir. A question does the ball joint bolt tend to spin when you turn the nut in or does it stay fixed in the same place?
This can happen on some ball joints, but it's not usually an issue. Hold the stud with a pair of needle nose pliers and you're good.
So much work to change a ball joint.
Literally a simple job
It's not too bad with the right tools.
Great video man! Do you think the process is the same on a 2015 accord?