Control Arm! Could really use some help
10-11-2003, 06:31 PM
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Control Arm! Could really use some help
Well my car just went into Inskip Audi no more then a week ago for what i diagnosed as a faulty contorl arm. Sure enough it was. They replaced 1 upper control arm on front drivers side, and one upper control arm on front passenger side. the car was fine for a day or two then it starts back up again. same damn control arm noise, except now i am feeling a bang underneath my foot through the floorboard when i turn or swerve the car. is this "knocking" a symptom of maybe a faulty lower control arm?
10-11-2003, 07:34 PM
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The Lower Front Control Arm on either side carries the weight of that portion of the car.
The easiest Control Arm to Change is one of the Upper Control Arms, the other Upper Control Arm requires removal of the Upper Shock/Control Arm Mount in order to remove the long bolt.
Hate say this, but I think they just replaced the easiest one to get at, but not the load bearing Arm (again, that's the Lower Front Arm).
How do I know so much about Control Arms, well I replaced all 8 arms last month myself for under $500. FWIW, the subframe does not need to be lowered to replace the Lower Rear Arms, if the ball joint side is removed first, allowing the arm to be rotated.
Hate say this, but I think they just replaced the easiest one to get at, but not the load bearing Arm (again, that's the Lower Front Arm).
How do I know so much about Control Arms, well I replaced all 8 arms last month myself for under $500. FWIW, the subframe does not need to be lowered to replace the Lower Rear Arms, if the ball joint side is removed first, allowing the arm to be rotated.
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