Lower front "control arm ..." :S
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Lower front "control arm ..." :S
Im told that there are 2 FRONT lower control arms but i could one find one of them.
Does anyone know the name of the second control arm or have a link to a website.
Thanks
Does anyone know the name of the second control arm or have a link to a website.
Thanks
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$255 a piece, which seems pretty fair...is there a reason you need to replace the entire arm?
$255 a piece, which seems pretty fair...is there a reason you need to replace the entire arm?
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i heard some squeaking when going over bumps and leaving my driveway, so i got it checked out, turns out my control arm needed replacement on the drivers side so i replaced both.
still have a minor squeak when turning the steering wheel at certain times, so i got it checked out again, it was funny when they said control arms since i just changed them.
I didn't know the front had 2 lower control arms, either way thanks alot for the link because they wanted 500$ each and you just saved me $$$ that can go somewhere else on the car
still have a minor squeak when turning the steering wheel at certain times, so i got it checked out again, it was funny when they said control arms since i just changed them.
I didn't know the front had 2 lower control arms, either way thanks alot for the link because they wanted 500$ each and you just saved me $$$ that can go somewhere else on the car
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yeah but apparently i have no choice since its too much work to just get to the ball joints, i rather just get the new arms with ball joints and pay 2 hours labour and call it a day 
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My buddy and I replaced my ball joints with the correct tools and it was fairly straight forward. A little scary at times (dismounting all joints), but certainly easy enough.
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One lower control arm (the rear one on the front). The one the front is called "radius arm". All bushings are serviceable but do require a press out tools. The press in is easy with a shop press.
Be careful with the rubber bushings. They are all hydraulic and if forced the wrong way will spray oil. Ask me how I know.
Squeaking without free play can be silenced with lubricants. Free play is cured by replacing.
Parts.com is the cheapest oem parts source.
It is a fun weekend project of you have the tools.
Be careful with the rubber bushings. They are all hydraulic and if forced the wrong way will spray oil. Ask me how I know.
Squeaking without free play can be silenced with lubricants. Free play is cured by replacing.
Parts.com is the cheapest oem parts source.
It is a fun weekend project of you have the tools.
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That's why we're all part of a community (end the sappy cliché).
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Maybe someone can help me out. Does the lower control arm (#7) attach to the strut with hardware of any type? My control arm doesn't want to separate from the strut, and I suspect the female torx head I see at the bottom of the strut might be some type of retainer. Thanks.
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Can the ball joints of both the frontmost and rearmost lower control arms be replaced? It seems like just the rearmost can but I wanted to double check before buying the entire front lower control arm.
Also, are all 4 (left and right, front and rear) ball joints the same part number?
Also, are all 4 (left and right, front and rear) ball joints the same part number?
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I figured out the answer to my question above and now have all the parts. Now, what all does the job entail? Sounds like its pretty straight forward but i have very little suspension experience and i dont know what all to remove or watch for.
