Hi Peter, I've watched in other channel that you must torque it when the suspension is loaded with the vehicle weight so the upper arm is in it's natural working angle so the bushings don't wear prematurely. Regards
Yes, I have never needed to replace an upper control arm on any of the three Toyotas I've owned over the last 32 years but I think I would rest it fully on the ground before final torque
I know many people bend the metal to clear the bolt on Tacoma’s. It’s better to cut the head off the bolt and replace it with a new one, then running the bolt backwards. It makes a future placement a breeze.
Maybe its because of disassembling again, you cannot push it the way he did it, and if there is some rust you might have to use a hammer for pushing. No space for a hammer the other way
I just took my 01 Tacoma 4x4 out of the Hunter machine alignment shop. The technician told me that I should replace the genuine upper and lower control arms because they go bad eventually. My truck has never been a rockcrawler or even been off road. Do the control arms really go bad or is it just the bushings? I bought $1000.00 worth or Toyota ball joints and tie rods linkages and it would stink to install them on bad control arms. If I had known, I would have gone with Icon but I also want to be able to buy parts at 7 eleven when Im on the road.
Peter, did you put a NEW long bolt in as recommended? It appeared that the original was used as I saw a rusty color on the threads when the bolt was all the way through on the new upper control arm.
Petr, you're usually very thorough so I was surprised when you didn't remove the rust on the threads of the long bolt before you installed the new upper control arm at the 9:00 mark in the video. Then you stopped the video at 10:30 and when it started again the bolt looked like brand new. Did you decide to replace the bolt or did you remove it and clean off the rust with a wire brush?
Those bushing are in a metal sleeve, so they get rusted in there with the metal on metal contact. Even with a press they can be a nightmare to get out. Energy Solutions makes a poly bushing replacement, but you have to melt out the old rubber. It’s not a quick task and much easier to just replace the entire thing. Probably ends up being cheaper when you factor in shop labor.
I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla LE and need to replace waterpump but i do not have the special socket for the belt tensioner. Is there any other way to remove/install the serpentine belt without that socket?
Thanks for sharing this video, great job explaining things.
Great job, I would have coated the long bolt with anti-seize before re-installing though.
He did use anti seize. You can see the colour difference on the bolt thread, before he put the nut on.
Hi Peter, I've watched in other channel that you must torque it when the suspension is loaded with the vehicle weight so the upper arm is in it's natural working angle so the bushings don't wear prematurely. Regards
Agreed
He said that at 11:20 but then didn't do it later in the video. Who knows.
Yes, I have never needed to replace an upper control arm on any of the three Toyotas I've owned over the last 32 years but I think I would rest it fully on the ground before final torque
I concur!
He had a jack under the control arm pushing it into it's "on ground" position before he torqued the nut.
I watch just because I enjoy listening to you talk!
Is that an OEM upper ball joint? Wondering if they put zerks on the replacement OEM parts?
Looking forward to seeing the bushings replaced. 👍
I know many people bend the metal to clear the bolt on Tacoma’s. It’s better to cut the head off the bolt and replace it with a new one, then running the bolt backwards. It makes a future placement a breeze.
Peter......Thank you very much for the installation video. Would there have been
a problem if you had put the bolt in the other way?
Maybe its because of disassembling again, you cannot push it the way he did it, and if there is some rust you might have to use a hammer for pushing. No space for a hammer the other way
Thanks Petr,love your videos and sense of humor!
I just took my 01 Tacoma 4x4 out of the Hunter machine alignment shop. The technician told me that I should replace the genuine upper and lower control arms because they go bad eventually.
My truck has never been a rockcrawler or even been off road. Do the control arms really go bad or is it just the bushings? I bought $1000.00 worth or Toyota ball joints and tie rods linkages and it would stink to install them on bad control arms.
If I had known, I would have gone with Icon but I also want to be able to buy parts at 7 eleven when Im on the road.
Thanks for the video Peter.
Peter, did you put a NEW long bolt in as recommended? It appeared that the original was used as I saw a rusty color on the threads when the bolt was all the way through on the new upper control arm.
Petr, you're usually very thorough so I was surprised when you didn't remove the rust on the threads of the long bolt before you installed the new upper control arm at the 9:00 mark in the video. Then you stopped the video at 10:30 and when it started again the bolt looked like brand new. Did you decide to replace the bolt or did you remove it and clean off the rust with a wire brush?
Do you have a video for a Toyota Tacoma 2008 four cylinder manual transmission?
Peter is the best!
U approved the aftermarket upper balljoint?
Hey Peter why didn’t you just replace the bushings on the original control arm ???
Those bushing are in a metal sleeve, so they get rusted in there with the metal on metal contact. Even with a press they can be a nightmare to get out. Energy Solutions makes a poly bushing replacement, but you have to melt out the old rubber. It’s not a quick task and much easier to just replace the entire thing. Probably ends up being cheaper when you factor in shop labor.
Appreciate you!
Ich liebe deinen Kanal total. Und ich bin ein großer Toyota-Fanboy!
I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla LE and need to replace waterpump but i do not have the special socket for the belt tensioner.
Is there any other way to remove/install the serpentine belt without that socket?
Thank you petter
Nice
fuck yeah braddah you the man
Do the USA not have a annual car, van and truck test like we have in Europe?
Every State here is different. Some require annual inspections and some don't.
Germany is every two years fair balance I feel. They also advise some work is needed rather than a fail.
California does not.
Very nice man.
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WOW very interesting super kool ,1st class great info.,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work.
See you in awhile, crocodile.
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How do I schedule work with you? You’re in California, I am not. I trust you....
Looks like you can put the bolt in from the other direction.
In the correct way, even if the nut falls off, the bolt will stay (notice the slight inclination)
After while crocodile.