How to Install Ball Joints on a Jeep JL Wrangler or JT Gladiator with Heavy Duty ones by Synergy
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- While ball joints are designed to last a long time on a Jeep JL Wrangler or JT Gladiator, running big tires mounted on wheels with a lot less back spacing will cause them to wear out prematurely. Of course, this is especially true with factory ball joints as they have internal components that are made out of plastic and when they do wear out, they can cause loose steering, poor handling or worse, death wobble. Fortunately, replacing ball joints isn't that hard to do and as luck would have it, Synergy now makes heavy duty replacement joints that are greaseable and feature a 100% metal on metal design. In other words, they'll offer a much greater service life and at a price that isn't too cost prohibitive. In this video, I'll show you just how easy it is to change out your ball joints and for the most part, with just a basic set of tools.
A BIG THANKS needs to go out to Synergy for sending these us these ball joints for the purposes of testing and review.
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Synergy Heavy Duty Ball Joint Kits #4170-01
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I am so envious of your garage/workshop space and all your wonderful tools. Great video.
So glad you enjoyed the video 😎
Me, too. I might be even more envious of the skills of whomever is editing these videos.
@@ksb2112 LOL - that would be Cindy 😎
Great video again with super instructions and advice. Thank you.
With your JL/JT wheeling experience have you witnessed or had any friends with JL/JT with any problems of the aluminum knuckles wollowed out?
If replacing ballpoints i think i may consider the factory steel knuckles (like those on diesel JT) or aftermarket steel knuckles from Reid Racing. What do you think?
So, while I have not seen any problems with the aluminum knuckles or at least, as of yet, I'm not really a fan of them. When I get a chance, I hope to replace them with iron replacements.
Saludos desde Chile amigo...mucho exito
Looks like not too tough a procedure. Would probably take me more than 28 minutes though lol! Just curious, why do you thread lock your bolts? doesn't that make them really hard to remove next time you have to do it?
For one, they come thread locked from the factory. For two, Synergy specifically states you should use red thread locker and so would I. There is a LOT of heat and vibrations at the wheels and I have personally seen on multiple occasions where people who did NOT use thread locker have lost bolts here and on the highway and on the trail. I know the internet is full of self-professed smart people who will tell you that this is a bad idea without ever showing proof of it and I would never pretend to know more than them, but what I can tell you is that in the over 25+ years that I have been doing this, I have NEVER had a hard time removing thread locked bolts.
@@wayalife OK, thanks for the info. When I was installing my lift my buddy asked if I was going to use threadlock and I was afraid to.
Going to replace my ball joins, not having any issues. I have 80,000 on my 2015 JKU rubicon with Dana44 , and I’m running 37” tires. Should I replace the hubs since I have them off? If so what hubs would you recommend?
If you're not having any problems with them, they probably don't need to be replaced but it certainly wouldn't hurt to do it while you're at it. I've always run Spicer and they seemed to work well.
Another Top Quality video, you give me the courage to tackle these types of projects. The video you did for the Track bar and tie rod allowed my son and I to do it ourselves, the next time I need to replace the ball joints this video will be the instruction manual.
Awesome, so happy to hear that our videos are of help to you.
Hands dirty. Knuckles bloody. Knows what he’s talking about. Never loses his cool. Subbed
LOL - glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate the sub 😁
Would you do the ball joint delete next time?
Here we go again.. watching a ball joint video and I don't even have a Jeep...I'm here for the outstanding production and it's raining like hell outside. 7 cuts on opening and pulling the parts of of the box...you the man...
LOL - happy to hear you can appreciate our efforts into making a simple video 😎
Dude I'm literally in the same boat. Here in pa we're getting some good rain
I am not the only one then haha, this channel is addicting!
Yes, they have the entertainment aspect of video making down. THANKS!!
Haha, me too.
Haha, wow! You made that look so easy. I’d be working on that all weekend. 😂
LOL - I suppose it helps that I done it once or twice before 😁
You make this look so easy that I want to go change my ball joints and they don't even need changing. I love your videos!
LOL - Glad you found our video to be informative and that you like our videos in general 😎
well its not a bad idea to change them regardless of wear.
I’ve done that job before on other vehicles. It feels great upgrading your rig with better parts and doing the job right yourself. These days it’s especially important to learn how to fix your own car or truck! Great video!!! 💪🏻
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I always enjoy watching you open the parts boxes! You're deadly with that razor knife.
LOL - awesome. Glad you enjoy our videos :)
A+
100% I would never perform this time consuming upgrade, but this vid does demonstrate your skill set. #let'sgobrandon
LOL - It's not that bad, I bet you could do it 👍
First utube mechanic that isn't afraid to get his hands dirty love this guy
LOL - it's the only way I know how to get things done 😎
Just happen to catch this video during the an afternoon - informative, yes! Outstanding presentation, absolutely! You rock!
Humbled that you would say as much and glad you enjoyed the video.
Great videos, love your shop and rig. I ran synergy HDs in a JK for a while, I made the mistake of installing knurled joints early on and they were a pain to press in! Now I know why. They lasted a few years but failed recently, then by coincidence I noticed on their website they had recalled my version of the joints due to premature wear, I called them up and they immediately sent a set of the newest ones, great customer service by synergy! Interesting to hear your opinion on rebuildable joints, I would have thought you could get a few more thousand miles out of them after tightening them up before replacement that should work out cheaper over time? Appreciate all your videos and forum info! It has saved me many times! Keep up the good work.
Thank you and that's great to hear. Regarding rebuildable joints, they are nice but there's no way I've found to actually rebuild them on a Jeep and being that the rebuild kits cost as much as new joints, I figure it's just as easy to install new ones being that I have to pull them anyway. But, that's just me.
I’ve yet to have to install a set of ball joints myself, but it actually looks like a pretty fun job and I’m excited for the day I have to. Although I don’t have a JL I have a JK it’s still quite similar, so I’ll definitely reference your video for it because you could not possibly be more informative haha thanks!
Awesome, so glad to hear it!
Sold all of my Wranglers and CJs. Not considering buying any more. Still watch every video you have about Jeep stuff. I LOVE IT!
LOL - awesome, thank you.
Eddie is like a Jeep encyclopedia and repair manual!
LOL - you're too kind. Thank you. 😊
Why can’t you be my neighbour….. your vids are great!!!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
LOL - well, if you follow the instructions on the video, it's almost like I am 😁
Right on my man!! You really get at it and do a good job. I have been thinking of getting a 2 door JL and enjoy your driving and how to videos. I have a huge amount of experience off road on motorcycles none at all on 4 wheels. I can't wait!!
Awesome, glad that we can be of help to you in this way.
Great video.
I installed the Synergy rebuildable ball joints back in April or May of this year on my 2018 JLUR. They were the only ball joints Synergy had available at the time. I'm happy with them. I needed ball joints, and I wasn't going to put factory junk back in. Your cassette hubs came out of your knuckles a lot easier than they came out of mine. I had a hell of a time getting them out. The one Knuckle had corroded to the hub. After I got the bad side apart (heat, axle puller), it took me a couple hours to scrape all the aluminum oxide off the cassette hub. It was a real pain. I put never seize on those mating surfaces.
I really enjoy how you present a job on your Jeep. Your videos are very helpful.
Take care!
Thank you. We're happy to hear you enjoyed our video.
May as well add this to the list for when I do my RCV's. Great video once again my friend.
Awesome :)
I just bought myself a jeep wrangler jl a week ago i went to UA-cam to see what kind of video's are out there and this channel popped up i wstch one and now i am hooked to this channel thanks for making some great video's
Congratulations to you on getting a Jeep and happy to hear you enjoy our videos 😎
I also installed a set of Synergy adjustable ball joints just last year, but on a JK. They have been great.
Awesome!
Another great video once again Eddie. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it 😎
What a coincidence… I just ordered some of those. My plastic stock ones got loose and started popping and clicking when turning, and steering wobbles more than usual. Tightening them helped, but time for new ones.
Awesome!
I got all the way to end and thought, oh no! Eddie's gonna forget to torque the lug nuts as the very last step! Silly me. These DIYs are in a class of their own, thanks bud!
LOL - glad that I was able to cover everything and that you found our video to be helpful :)
I love how he knows and uses the correct terminology for all the bits and pieces and procedures.
LOL - glad you can appreciate it 😎
Great teacher and work my friend 🙌🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Flattered that you would say as much, thank you.
1h30 mn....some dealerships should take heed!!
No need to have your dealership do any of this. :)
I’m impressed your face is clean and your hair is still perfect. I’d be a six pack in and have a few bloody knuckles.
LOL - I think I beat my hands up a little in this one but :)
If you're thinking about doing this. Just order the parts and do it. Don't be like me and think you can make it through winter or you might be doing yours under a tarp with a buddy heater while it's -1 out after it fails and also breaks your axle shaft at the yoke.
Great how to. 🤟😎
Glad you liked it 😎
Ive watched a few videos and Im sensing some deep deep hostility towards boxes
🤣
Eddie makes me want to order a Jeep and drink some Makers 46. God bless.
LOL
Same but I want to drink 4loco
Love the garage 🤘🏻.
Thank you
Super vidéo comme toujours!!
perfect!
I’ve heard putting the vehicle in 4H locks the collar into place thus removing the need to touch the FAD. Is this correct?
Great video, fun editing.
Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome video! Thanks 👍
Glad you liked it!
Do the parts store loaner ball joint tools typically have the tapered cup?
Also, anyone know what the interference fit is for the JL or ball joints in general?
Wow busted knuckles , 👍🏽
😁
💥💥💥💥💥👏👏👏👏👏😎💯🍻
Yeah agreed amazing videos. I’m the same watch them over and over 😂. Feel like I’m going to replace the whole front steering just because. Got a 2.5 lift on my Rubicon but no real death wobbles. Thanks for all your hard work and time dedicated with these productions!!!!
LOL - happy to hear you enjoy our videos and find them to be informative 😎
Great upgrade, I will definitely be ordering these for my JT Rubicon, great video.
Glad we could be of help to you with this video.
Finally early to one of your vids!! Thanks for great vid!
I only saw ONE thing you did wrong… mechanics don’t smile that much. 😉 thanks for sharing. I had my steering and suspension ASE certification but truly it’s just a piece of paper for peace in the mind. I was doing so many ball joints back 15 years ago, I quite literally didn’t need a torque wrench on the castle nut. I did it by feel. And I was so confident I had 2 buddies and the snap-on guy check it. Dead on. I used to be an OK mechanic… but I’ve digressed. In more ways than one!!!
Thanks for memory jolt. Stay safe.
LOL - awesome and thank you.
Your videos a great. It’s not even my jeep but my fiancé’s. I love your channel and she loves the wild things I have done to her Jeep cause of what you taught me, step by step.
Awesome! Happy to hear you enjoy our videos 😎
Aloha Wayne. This is a very delicate repair and replacing ball joint for your Jeep Wrangler. You did an excellent job in the removal for of the components to replacing for the new ones on the front. Nice work with a terrific video 📼.😇🧐💥💫🤙👉🏼👈🏿👌👍👀🤜🤛👏🙌💪
Thank you. Glad you found our video to be helpful 😎
Good stuff!
What, last vid… I am all caught up… talking about a binge watch. Hahaha :-)
Great job Eddie and Cindy… you both rock… literally and figuratively. :-)
Awesome! Thank you! 😎
Love this channel WAYALIFE never disappoints in his quality of videos 💯I just installed a set of METALCLOAK baller joints on my gladiator but there is a break in period of 500 miles but they are awesome and are preloading ball joints 👌
Happy to hear you enjoy our videos, thank you :)
Love your videos man !!! Very entertaining, educational, you make everything looks so ease to do 😂 besides the top quality video !! Congrats man !! 🤙🏻😎🤙🏻
Truly flattered and humbled that you would say as much. Glad you enjoy our videos and find them to be educational.
When you rent tools and you live in the, um, less ritzy neighborhood, be sure to verify the ENTIRE tool kit is present. Two times when I was slumming it I got kits with missing or substitute pieces. Now I always check at the counter.
Good call! It's been a while since I've rented tools but can totally see that being a good idea 👍
Thanks for the video you always make it look SO EASY. Parts always come off with no problem! Great job but it could have gone faster with a little help from Ripley HaHA. Take care and be safe
LOL - glad you enjoyed the video.
Love all your videos! Sending love from Hawaii!💪🏼💪🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Glad you like them! Thank you.
Great video. I will have to inspect my ball joints now. 23k on 37" with factory ball joints. Something tells me I'll have to rent a press.
More than likely, your ball joints are fine. We have over 60k on the odometer and our ball joints didn't really need to be changed out and this in spite of running wheel spacers on top of beadlocks with a lot less back spacing for most of those miles. As I state in the video, that will cause your ball joints to wear out "pre-maturely" but that is not the same as right away. Factory ball joints with stock wheels can last over 100k.
Nah Eddie , love you video but I can’t do that on my own but I will continue to save up to have someone that can do it in the meantime I’ll keep enjoying your videos
LOL - I bet you could do it 👍
How is the synergy ball joints doing now,Is still good? Planned to replace the stocks with this ball joint
Still working great
BFH!
Great video, excellent editing!
Thank you. We're flattered that you would say as much and glad you enjoyed it 😎
Good stuff Wayalife! maybe you should consider changing it to 'THE WAY' ,nice and strait forward job. Cheers:)
LOL
Eddie, yet another excellent video... THANKS !!!
Continuing our talks from your last video, yes sir, your videos are an expert advise and moreover, instructions exactly how to do it...
Wealth of information in those really "dumb-proof" step by step details...
Love watching them and used few advises from previous videos already !!!
Flattered that you would say as much. Thank you and glad to hear you find our videos to be helpful.
Another great video! 👍
Thank you, so glad you found it to be helpful.
This and all your vids are very helpful to this JL, weekend off roader. Thanks for another great vid. Though I may not tackle this job myself, it's nice to know if someone needs help, I know where to look for instruction!
Awesome! Glad to hear our videos are helpful to you 😎
Another great video brother.. 👍🏽 I’ve done so many ball joints and I still followed along..
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks Eddie. Oh, and Ripley too...
Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Thanks for sharing Eddie! I always feel better about doing this kind of work after watching your videos! Any reason you went back to the OE steering stabilizer? Only asking cause I have that Fox TS sitting in my garage waiting to be installed.
Glad you find our videos to be helpful. Regarding steering stabilizers, I've always found that OE works best and I wasn't thrilled about the aluminum tie-rod clamp that Fox provides. Mine got beat to all hell and I almost couldn't get it off.
@@wayalife Thanks for the response Eddie! Looks like Synergy came out with an "adapter kit" (which is just a screw and washer) that can be used with their tie-rod clamp. Think I'll give it a shot! We'll see how it goes 🙂
Super helpfull thanks
Awesome! Glad it was helpful to you 😎
If I come over, will you help me install my new Dynatrac ball joints? :D I only live on the East side of CO.... lol Worth the drive
LOL - Installation is just as easy as you see in this video. Rebuild is the real pain. Trust me, I've owned 3 sets of them and now only run ball joints like these.
Wow!!! Way easier than I thought. Had to replace them in my JK just out of warranty. I hope they last longer in my JL. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed the video and hope it's of help to you some day.
Sorry, I was interrupted and went back. My mistake, the shield was put on.
LOL - all is good 😁
Well, I am done trying to work on my own stuff. Nothing works like the videos I watch. I have gotten stuck trying to unscrew the T30 torx screws holding the brake rotors. Literally both sides are frozen. I’ve tried heating the screw, using different extractors & nothing. Now I have a Gladiator in my driveway & can’t move it, & don’t know what to do??? I’m literally screwed.
Work through it champ
To be honest, I don't have the tools, your practice and knowledge to install the ball joints in my Jeep but once again I love to see how well you know everything about a Jeep, that's impressive. Excellent video as usual and many thanks for sharing.
LOL - it's taken a long time to acquire all the tools that I now have as well as the knowledge. Of course, that only came about from doing. Glad you enjoyed watching our video 😎
I have a question. I am going to attempt to change my ball joints on my 2020 Gladiator. I always watch your video first because you are awesome. I saw on other videos them draining the differential fluids & you didn’t? Do I need to drain the differential fluid? Thanks in advance
I would never pretend to know as much as what you can see on other videos. That said, what you see in this video is EXACTLY everything that I did to change out my ball joints. Nothing was left out.
I have learned so much from u!
Just a tip put your tires under the jeep when you work on it just incase you have maximum failer and supper important to do this on the trail when u don't have extra jack stands
Would love to see u do a video on that you would get it out to so many people and could save arms legs or even a life
It's even free to do 🙂
Great tip on the trail for sure and I may just have to address in the future that but in my garage and on jacks stands... honestly, I don't know how much that's really needed especially when I was never under the Jeep.
Good Stuff!!
Glad you liked it!
I think the unboxing and the lightly slamming of the contents on the table is my favorite part! Lol
LOL - glad to hear you enjoy our box openings 😁
Great job, If I purchase a Jeep maybe I can do. Thanks for your time to teaching.
I guarantee that you could do it.
How are the Synergy ball joints holding up? Thoughts comparing them to the Dynatrac's?
They're holding up great. Dynatrac ball joints are nice but a lot more expensive, the rebuild kits cost about the same as Synergy joints and rebuilding them is more of a pain than just replacing them.
Amazing…
Thank you! Cheers!
Great informative video as usual! Love the content and have learned quite a bit despite not owning a jeep. But what really stands out in your videos besides the great production is that all your vehicles are well kept. When you took the wheel off And if I’ve never seen any of your videos I would think you never offroad any of them their so clean. Great job as usual.
Thank you. We try hard to keep our rigs in as good of shape as possible so that we can rely on them out on the trail 😎
Very informative! I've never changed ball joints so this was good to see! Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful! 😎
Didn,t know Astro Pneumatic made a kit like this - thanks for sharing!
Glad I could be of help :)
Then don’t watch, we’re all about the Jeep, lol
GREAT VIDEO, Brother! Much appreciated..
Awesome! Glad to hear you found our video to be helpful 😎
another job well done eddy,I like how you showed how to index the ball joint for cotter pin access, alot of people don't know you can do this 👍
Glad you enjoyed our video and happy to hear I did something right :)
Great install video! On the list for my JK when I get beadlocks on 👍
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it and can't wait to see your rig all built up 👍
My stock ball joints did not come out as easily
I love the mix of videos you do. I learn so much from this channel. One of my favs was your recent wheeling of the stock jeep. Great content man
Awesome, thank you! 😎
I'm surprised you didn't upgrade to cast iron knuckles like on Mojave and current ecodiesel...
Honestly, I wish I had done it at the same time being that everything was already apart but we typically like to do one video per upgrade. We'll get to it though.
I bought TF heavy duty ball joints over a month ago and I’ve been holding off in the install. Thank you for putting this video together. It will be a huge help once I get myself to do the install 😅
Awesome! Install should be pretty much the same. Hope our video is helpful to you.
Now that it’s been a few months, how are you liking the synergy ball joints? Did they take a while to “break in,” or were they great from the beginning? Thanks for your time.
So, unlike what I have seen on JK's, these ball joints didn't seem to need any breaking in. They just worked and feel great right from the get go. Or, at least mine did.
@@wayalife thank you for the quick reply. I will go with the synergy for our 2020.
legit hands down the best video on ball joints and i can now do it myself !🤙
We're really happy to hear you found our video to be helpful 😎
Super videos, really great info on all you do. One tip....rubber gloves, petroleum based oil and grease is cariogenic, and may cause cancer over time with repeated exposure. Just concerned.
Glad you liked the videos and appreciate the concern.
Great video, reminds me that I need to get a set of these Ball Joint's for my JKU.
Awesome :)
Man I wish I had a shop like that with all the tools I need!
Very nice bro!
Thanks 👍
I watch a lot of channels for a lot of different things but your unboxing is the best
LOL - why thank you. We're flattered to hear you say as much 😁