Author: James Akers

In this video I remove and fit new upper, lower and tie rod end ball joints. I use a range of techniques (which includes a large hammer) and find you don’t need the VW special tool to press anything in. Full parts list and torque settings available on my website: https://vwt25.blog/2021/02/17/ball-joint-replacement/ 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Parts and approach 05:30 Removing the tie rod 09:39 Removing the upper ball joint 14:07 Pulling out the speedo cable 14:32 Removing the lower ball joint 21:26 Inspecting the old ball joints 25:15 Clean and painting the steering knuckles 25:34 Fitting the lower ball joint 32:14…