Ok so last night work was slow so I took my car in the shop up on the lift and went to replace the front control arms. Started on the driver side as I heard this was the biggest pain. I took the fender liner off looking for the access hole, there was a hole in the fender but I could not get enough room in there to allow me to actually move the socket wresnch at all. So I went at it from the top, it was a pain but it came off. Then I tried taking the arm off, then realized the strut needs to come out. Took that off. Well finally the old arm was off. Now to get the lower one out. I was told these are easy so I fiugred I was in the clear.
Well Disconnected the sway bar end link, then tried to remove the nut that holds the strut rod in, NO luck at all. After trying for a while I decied to call it a night as the techs were all gettin ready to leave it was almost 2 am. Well the upper arm is replaced. How the heck do I do the lower arms? Is there a write up anywhere? Would a haynes manual have the info I need? I could order one from the local Advanced.
Thank everyone
Well Disconnected the sway bar end link, then tried to remove the nut that holds the strut rod in, NO luck at all. After trying for a while I decied to call it a night as the techs were all gettin ready to leave it was almost 2 am. Well the upper arm is replaced. How the heck do I do the lower arms? Is there a write up anywhere? Would a haynes manual have the info I need? I could order one from the local Advanced.
Thank everyone