THE CITIZENS NEED YOU MY FRIEND...THATS WHAT I EXACTLY NEED ...EVERY INCH OF THE STEP OMG thank you homie

I have to hand it to you, man. Before I do any projects on my car there are 4-5 channels I check on KZread, and yours is always one of the first 3. And virtually everything I have done to my car you have a video on. So bravo, and thank you for all your help. You always have plenty of information, advice, and you a very thorough.

wow dude youre really good at explaining and showing. i now have a great image to do it my self

Thanks for the vid! I had to replace both of my front press-in wheel bearings today. Not entirely sure how to get the knuckle off, I mushed some of the threads on the lower control arm ball joint bolt trying to hammer it off. Your video showed me how to get it off flawlessly on the other side!

I own a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - these videos may not be exactly what I need, but they sure are helpful. Having the books helps - but a well made video tutorial on something close enough to get the gist of things feels a lot more informative. Thank you and don't stop making these tutorials. PS - My steering is terrible enough with a crap alignment. (the local firestone closed and the only one for miles has been booked two weeks in advance ever since) I've replaced my passenger lower control arm in the past, and am prepared to replace the drivers side now that I have found one. We had a lot of trouble getting the dang thing to line-up putting it in - this video explained why. (we didn't turn the wheel back some before jacking up the control arm) Thank you!

As a recap: hold the shaft, rotate the nuts, Jack it up, lube it up, beat it for a bit until you get it off?

I cross referenced many video tutorials about the lower control arm replacement procedure. There is talk about NOT tightening the 2 chassis bolts until the wheel hub is lifted to normal driving position. Failure to do this result in undue tortion being applied to the Bush ings shorteningbtgeir life span more than 50%???? I am not a mechanic but learning.

Thank you for moving through the instructions quickly and clearly! (This is the first repair instructions video I've been able to sit through till the end) Perfect!

Wow that was nice and easy. Makes me want to have a hyundai :D. Nice video. And I agree that it's sometimes (actually most of the times) easier to buy the new control arm instead of pressing out the worn bushing. Might be a bit more expensive on the money side, but it's cheaper on the nerve side :D

you explain what you are doing exceptionally well!

@myRatchets

9 жыл бұрын

Earnest Jones I try, thanks for commenting! Cheers

Thank you for your videos. They are super and anytime I need to repair anything I check your videos first. Thanks for sharing.

awesome directions/explanation and awesome camera/lighting! keep up the great work!

Make sure you preload all of the control arm bushings, prior to tightening all the bolts, though!! If you don’t, the bushings will wear, prematurely. You can preload the suspension by using a jack to simulate the weight of the vehicle (edit: “all of the control arm bushings).

Hi man, I love your video, clear explanation, good angle of showing.

Great videos - concise and to the point...

didn't you forget an important step, where you have to tighten the control arm at the proper loaded position?

thanks for uploading this informative video

2:57... you have actually broken it with all that hammering. Great job!

2:23 You have no idea how much trouble I had removing the lower ball joint. I still have nightmares about it

@jasmynbelley3107

3 жыл бұрын

pry barrrrrr 😉

Thank you. Well explained.

good info and job well done as always thanks for sharing.

@myRatchets

9 жыл бұрын

j georges np, glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting.

Great job!

I like your videos man. You made me save thousands of dollars.

Thank you for your video very helpful

Great video!

GREAT TEACHER. MORE VIDEOS PLEASE. REGARDS

Great Video!! Thanks

Thanks - good quick video - only wish I could complete my control arm in 6 1/2 minutes!

@otsingul1

4 жыл бұрын

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That was very helpful! Thanks dude!

Nice job.

Awesome video! I've watched many videos on KZread and decided to change the control arms and tie rods in my 2001 PT cruiser. When I reconnected the ball joint stud, I pulled out the strut assembly and hub. I'm driving the car locally at slow speed to test, and I noticed a shudder, a sudden move in the steering wheel when accelerating and when the gear is changed. Looking under the car, the axle looks out of place and I've read that I probably have separated the inner CV joint. Do you have any suggestion to fix this, or how to put it back in place? Thank you!

thanks for the tutorial I have to the same part and same model car the video help me to do it more faster. thanks

nice vid thanks

In the process of putting the new control arm on, but the two bolts that are attached to the sub frame are not exactly lining up. Anything I can do to adjust? The holes are off by a hair but enough so the bolt won't go through the sub frame.

Need to have control arm at ride height before tighten control arm pivots I think to avoid twisting the rubber.

Nice video, subscriped.

Hi have exactly the same issue on peugeot right side control arm , just asking if there is a need to replace the driver side also, its got 16k mile, 15 years old

i'm doing a chevey cobolt. The body is right over the rear bushing and from what i can tell, the nut has come loose and is just spinning. any idea on how to get to it?

Fo u have to compress the spring on the strut at all for a job like this?

is it possible for one to replace the bushing without removing the wheels?

Do they make kind of a crunchy sound when bad?

I’m trying to find out what size impact socket he used? So I can hurry and go buy it! Any quick replies available?

I wish my lower arm was that easy to replace. The bushing was fused to the bolt, and when I tried to back out the bolt, the bushing pushed upward and snapped off the nut that was welded on top. So I had to cut the bolt on the top and bottom and then pry the bushing out, then get a new bolt and nut. I'd never done anything like that before so I was a little stressed. :)

@alexc5656

6 жыл бұрын

brian0918 me too! I pretty much have the same car and I just couldn't remove the ball joint from the knuckle I wanted to cry 😥

when you turn the steering wheel to make room do you simple shift the car into nutral? And then move steering wheel!

will there be shaking when accelerating due to a bad control arm?

If I supply the control arms how much approx would a mechanic charge to do the install? Thnx

Another great video! Would a alignment be necessary afterwards in case of any slight changes from the old control arm etc?? Grazie!

@dewroc66

8 жыл бұрын

yes it should be , but if you are in need of tires get it aligned then if u have decent tire yes i would immediately

It was impossible for me to remove mine off my 2004 Sentra. I definitely need an impact hammer. Even just getting that first bolt off took 2+ hours.

Shouldn't a person measure from the center of the wheel (or axel ) straight up to the fender b4 removing the wheel and jacking up the vehicle? So when the new bushing is installed, the sagging wheel can be jacked up to the same height, to mimic load on the suspension. Otherwise the bushing will be torqued down to a sagging suspension. Causing the bushing to twist once the vehicles full weight is applied to the suspension. Which would cause the bushing to remain twisted until it's early failure, which would most likely be by ripping. Exactly like your old bushing.

did you need to perform an alignment after this?

@newbparodies7180

7 жыл бұрын

Jordan Even yea

The problem I’m having is my wheels are shredding because my wheels are crooked. How do I fix

Sir, can't we still use the control arm part and change only the bushings, ball joints etc? Any issues of reusing the control arm back???

@technomage6736

6 жыл бұрын

Thang Tons The control arm itself is likely good, but the effort of having to press out the old bushing and press in the new one is not worth the savings.

Weren't you supposed to apply the car's weight on the suspension before tightening up all those bolts?

Do you think this is a job a beginner could tackle?

@Zodiac.Cincinnati

6 жыл бұрын

Pete Schweddy of course!

@skumstwo

5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't even change my own oil, I watched this Channel, ChrisFix and Scotty Kilmer, now I can perform almost all car maintenance myself.

did you hear clunks when breaking

I live in quebec, here after 5 years theres nothing left of your bolts under the car, you cut and weld lol that car looks like HAHAHAHAHAHHA

@myRatchets

9 жыл бұрын

Nima someh Dam yea I've been lucky to have done all my wrenching in socal. Nuts and bolts come off way easy here.

next time show how to remove the bushings

Bad video. He didn't preload it. Now its going to drive weird and bushings will tear apart soon.

Did you have to pre load the arms before torquing to specks?