LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?

Jace · Postby **Jace** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:19 am

my car got a booboo. only took a quick look when i was swapping to space saver (smaller rolling diameter, got me home!) but it looks very straightforward.
i'm talking right hand side front lower control arm.
shed some proverbial light? i guess i've got the things i need: trolley jack, socket wrench, sockets and time.
please help!

Jace · Postby **Jace** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:20 am

oh, pictures would also help a lot more than words. yeah, i'm one of those kinda guys.

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:50 am

As long as the bolts aren't seized it should be easy enough.

philz · Postby **philz** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:47 am

Easy, it's just nuts and bolts.

but as okibi said, if it's not seized it will be fine.

If the long bolt is bent, you'll be happily be banging it out for a good 1-2hrs.

Oh and wd40 plus a hammer is your friend.

And a breaker bar for the tighter bolts.

Jace · Postby **Jace** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:48 am

thanks guys.

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:22 pm

Last week I had an upper arm bolt that just didn't want to move, I thought it was going to snap the breaker bar, just be patient, pray a little and swear a lot.

philz · Postby **philz** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:17 pm

Just for show, this is what I had to go through, long bolt on the lower control arm- rear.

Banging with a 3 pound sledge hammer, 1/4 can of wd40, and twisting the bolt out with a 40cm breaker bar.

Jace · Postby **Jace** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:17 pm

well, that sucks. sounds like i got off reasonably easy.
did find that i bent the sway bar linkage and shock absorber a fair bit, as well as blowing out the shocker.
so i now need a linkage, the little (100mm long) connector with perpendicular bolt hole with bushes on either end.
anyone wanna mail me one to save me a drive back to melbourne? pm me please!

whoa_dang_96 · Postby **whoa_dang_96** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:11 pm

come on guys - step into the 21st century and use a rattle gun - you can do HEAPS more damage :lol:

CT · Postby CT » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:46 pm

You were lucky! I've had to cut one in half with a dremel, melt the bushes with a burner and they still didn't want to come out. Took about 4hrs that day.....what a PITA!