First Gen Lower Ball Joint(LBJ) Failures

From what I've been looking at, on an IFS setup, it looks like basically all LBJs are built in tension while the UBJs are in compression. On solid axles, it looks like they're all both in compression.

What needs to be done is the lower portion of the spindle needs to be designed to go under the lower control arm.

 

It's not a feature of IFS, it's a bug.

 

They snap in two and it happens even if there is no slack in them that a mechanic can detect. So unless the mechanic specializes in the vehicles he repairs, he doesn't know about idiosyncrasies.

 

here friend, have this. We call it Fakebook

 

Its social media these days. The idiots are amplified and the smart people are ostracized. Ever see the movie Idiocracy? Its becoming reality rather than fantasy.

 

we're already there...

 

Good. I'm tired of you smart guys making me look dumb. I can do that on my own.

 

haha

 

Anybody got a part number handy for the LBJ castle nut? 2005 DC 4x4. I bought the recall kit, they threw some cotter pins in the box but no castle nuts. My old ones are, uh, not coming off the old LCA.

Local ACE hardware had nuts that fit but the "castle" portion is too tall to get a cotter pin thru the LBJ. I can torque them to get me to the alignment shop, but I don't want to drive around or on the highway on them.

 

Double answer...
https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...-gen-tundra-today.2558/page-2137#post-3694846

 

It comes with the balljoint (along with a cotter) if you buy the LBJ individually.

But for '05-'06 the castle nut p/n is 90171-18003

I'll go ahead and toss some other p/n in here too for '05-'06 just in case.

Boot bolts (4 req'd): 90080-10066
Boot (both sides): 43346-34010
Cotter: Don't buy OEM kids, just get a qulity multipack from the big box store

 

Thank you

 

@FirstGenVol - Follow it and buy it!

 

One from youtube... Looks like non OEM replacement . They actually get to the truck at 11:25 but they show the box really early

https://youtu.be/oZZDSPzRuQI?t=421

 

Yep...just replace your LBJs at every oil change!

 

You wait that long??? . . . brave.

 

While this thread appears to be a lot of schadenfreude,I guess the need to spread the word on LBJs still exists. I mention TBs and LBJ to everyoneI run across driving a nice FGT and very few seem aware.

 

Saw a 1st Gen. Access Cab Tundra today that was missing a front fender. I asked the owner what was up.

His LBJ failed "while parked at a gas station." I wish I had taken a pic but I'd first have to have a camera or phone on me capable of taking a good one. LOL

(I love my flip phone put the camera is not its best feature).

Just another reminder for me to REPLACE THOSE LBJ'S AS SOON AS I CAN.

 

TBs? Maybe I'm drawing a blank, but what issue are you referring to? Want to be sure there's not another design flaw with my truck that I'm not aware of...

 

Pretty sure it is Timing Belt.

 

Oh der... I was stuck on throttle body in my mind. What's wrong with our throttle body!? Haha

Timing belt is a no brainer for any vehicle! Change it when specified in maintenance schedule.

Thanks.

 

Spotted another one.

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Slammed and cambered out, all it's missing are the deep dishes.

 

I wouldn't go back to that mechanic either.

 

To be fair, I've heard the LBJ's don't always show signs of impending failure. The owner of that truck should have replaced them if he/she didn't know when they had last been replaced.