Control Arm: Service and Repair

NOTE: The numbers found below in parenthesis ( ), refer to that number (and that part/component) found in the illustration.

REMOVAL
1. Raise the car and remove the front wheel on the side where the suspension arm is to be removed.
2. Remove the anti-roll bar nut (1).
3. Slacken the ball joint nut (2). Install special tool 89 96 696 to press out the ball joint (3). Unscrew the ball joint nut.

Important: On replacement of the suspension arm, a new nut (of self-locking type) must be fitted.

4. Unscrew the nut securing the support arm to the suspension arm (4).
5. Remove the bolt securing the suspension arm to the subframe (5).





INSTALLATION
1. Install the steering arm to the subframe. Install the bolt loosely.
2. Install the bolt securing the support arm to the suspension arm (4). Tighten the bolt, using a torque wrench.
Tightening torque: 92 Nm (67.9 ft. lbs.).
3. Install the ball joint nut and tighten it, using a torque wrench (2).
Tightening torque: 75 Nm (55.4 ft. lbs.).
4. Tighten the bolt securing the steering arm to the subframe, using a torque wrench (5).
Tightening torque: 115 Nm (84.9 ft. lbs.).
5. Install the anti-roll bar nut and tighten it, using a torque wrench (1). Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.4 ft. lbs.).
6. Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts, using a torque wrench.
Tightening torque: 105 - 130 Nm (77.5 - 95.9 ft. lbs.).
7. Lower the car to the floor.