repeated control arm failure
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repeated control arm failure
I replaced all my control arms and TRE's at once last year. not long after I began to hear a groaning noise from the right front at low speeds. I it was hard to hear and intermittent, so I just kept my ear on it. about 2 months ago it got loud enough that I could pinpoint the problem as my right front upper arm. the ball joint was toast.
I replaced just the one arm and it cured the moise and some of the handling problems I've had, but I still get a lot of feedback in the steering wheel over rough roads.
I'm thinking that another arm could be going bad, but these arms all have less than 20k miles on them. the car feels very un-german on all but the smoothest of roads.
are there other suspension problems that could cause premature failure? or maybe an install problem? I'm afraid if I replace another one they'll all start failing on me.
I'm desperate to get my smooth german sports sedan back. right now I hate driving it.
I replaced just the one arm and it cured the moise and some of the handling problems I've had, but I still get a lot of feedback in the steering wheel over rough roads.
I'm thinking that another arm could be going bad, but these arms all have less than 20k miles on them. the car feels very un-german on all but the smoothest of roads.
are there other suspension problems that could cause premature failure? or maybe an install problem? I'm afraid if I replace another one they'll all start failing on me.
I'm desperate to get my smooth german sports sedan back. right now I hate driving it.
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Sounds like it might be installation related
Are they torquing the bushings with the suspension loaded at normal ride height?
Also, how many miles are on your shocks? Could just be worn shocks causing the car to ride uncomfortably.
Also, how many miles are on your shocks? Could just be worn shocks causing the car to ride uncomfortably.
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I did the installation
no I didn't torque the bushing with the suspension loaded. is this something that I can go back and correct, or have I probably ruined the bushings?
the shocks aren't old enough to cause a ride problem.
the shocks aren't old enough to cause a ride problem.
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well it's better
how much better is tough to say. I'm going to keep an eye on it.
there's seems to be less feedback in the steering wheel, but I think I'm still feeling too much over small bumps. is there something I can inspect visually on the rubber bushings?
there's seems to be less feedback in the steering wheel, but I think I'm still feeling too much over small bumps. is there something I can inspect visually on the rubber bushings?
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