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Couple observations... C70 1998

posted by  RepairmanJackal on  Sun Nov 13 18:20 CST 2011
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Well, nobody offered any insight, so I'll offer my own.
For anyone who is facing ball-joint/control-arm replacement, I have this advice.

17mm ratcheting wrench.

Get one. You only get about 5 degrees of turn on most of the bolts and you *will* need this ratchet to make this a speedy repair.

Unless you hoist the engine, you will not be able to remove any of the driver's side bolts (transmission is in the way) and only two of the passenger side bolts (Oil pan is in the way).

Re-use of the original bolts is almost unavoidable.

Use lots of anti-seize on the re-install. If you got the URO arms, then you may need to "upgrade" back to OEM quality arms in the next year or so...


#1 observation is this: Any semi-competent home mechanic can do this repair. you can replace these yourself. I did both sides in a few hours.

The URO control arms that IPD sells use an 18mm-head bolt, while the OEM arms are secured by 17mm-head bolts.








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New Control Arm Replacement - Bolt Removal Tips? [C70][1998]
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