Control Arms from HELL
 

Man, what a PITA. I bought the full Meyle HD kit plus sway bar links. I got started on Saturday and spent the whole day just trying to get the pinch bolt out on the drivers side. Day 1 gone.

Sunday I finally got that sucker after cutting off the end and using a BFH and punch. Then the lower CA thread seized up and I had to cut that bolt. Then the sway bar link thread was siezed up and I had to cut that one off. Finally finished the drivers side before dark and started hammering on the passenger side. Day 2 gone.

Today I took off work to finish up. Had to cut the pinch bolt again. Same as the drivers side, I had to cut the lower CA and sway bar link bolts. Then for the rear lower CA, the directions say you can loosen up a plate so the arm drops down and you can remove the bolt. It worked on the drivers side, but no way on the passenger side. Had to cut that bolt and then put the new bolt in from the other side (I put that bolt up into the steel casting and pushed it in through the CA bushing. Finally finished up around 2:30.

Luckily the dealer could fit me in for an alignment. Test drive on the way over and my ABS is going crazy. They do the alignment and spray the sensor and say its fixed. As soon as I left it was still acting up. Had to pop the wheels again to clean the sensors. That finally took care of the problem.


So after 3 days (can't work at night), liberal use of PBblaster and the hacksaw, I finally got all of my control arms and sway bar links replaced. Car's suspension sounds and feels solid. I am so glad to be done. DAMN NORTHERN CARS!

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

LOL, I love it.

I don't start new threads often (usually just answer people's questions), but when I do, I always get zero responses. Can't even get a 'Hmmm, sounds SH*TTY'

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

Sounds Sh**ty.

;)

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

ouch sucks for you. happened to me with the controle arms. i worked on one for like 2 hours. gave up and my friend hit it out on his very next try[:@]

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

Thanks Rhyn

Yea the pinch bolts are crazy. I would hammer and hammer on them for like an hour. Eventually they just gave in and would pop out. Just have to get them to break loose.

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

Air tools :D

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

hmmm....im thinking im gonna pay someone to do my control arms, lol.

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

Is that going to be before or after the supercharger you said was going to be installed 3 months ago??

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

lol same thing i was wondering

RE: Control Arms from HELL
 

mine was a bitch as well, you should have heated it up, it came right out after a blow tourch and BFH for me.. though i broke my thumb in the process.. not a good idea to work on a car and try to kill a thirty pack..