Control Arm, Removing and Installing

Control arm, removing and installing

Removing
- Remove wheel.
- Remove noise insulation.

Vehicles with automatic transmission





- Remove bolts -arrows-.

The following work sequence is valid for all engines





- Remove bolts -1-.
- Disconnect axle shaft from transmission drive flange.
- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out from control arm.





- Remove hex bolt -3- on control arm.
- Remove hex bolts -1- and -2- and take out control arm.

Vehicles with automatic transmission
- Push engine/transmission assembly forward with a lever.
- Remove hex bolt -1- and take out control arm.

Install in reverse order.

Tightening torques:
Ball joint to control arm 20 Nm + 90° (15 ft. lbs. + 90°)
Use new bolts!

Pendulum support to sub-frame
M 10 x 70 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.)
M 10 x 30 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.)

Forward bolt for control arm 70 Nm (52 ft. lbs.) + 90°
Use new bolts

Rearward bolt for control arm (52 ft. lbs. + 90°)
Use new bolts!

Coupling rod to anti-roll bar 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.)