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jst2878

11-24-2008 02:41 PM

Buy the part and find a local shop to press out for around 40 dollars. Do the work yourself. might be able to hit it out with a lump hammer

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Originally Posted by 01X52Quick

Yep. Control Arm BJ. Dealer wants $450 to replace. The part alone is $100 at the dealer and "they were sure if the busings were pressed in or not". Very little help to say the least. I would like to do this myself if possible, but am not confident the dealer is getting me the right parts.

duckseatfree

03-02-2012 01:56 PM

sorry to revive this old post, but I'm having to replace the ball joint on the lower control arm...(I think I got the terminology right...first timer here) - Front left side of the car.

So can I replace JUST the ball joint? Or do I have to replace the entire control arm? I tried reading through several forms and got a little confused.

I'll try to post a pic later when I get back home.

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