What do I need to replace front control arm focus?
What do I need to replace front control arm focus?
Tools Needed: Socket Set (15, 21, 18, 17 mm Sockets at least) 2 Ratcheting Socket wrenches would be good but one will do if you have pliers. 3/8″ Drive Socket Torx T-50 Bit Large slip-notch pliers Jack and stands Penetrating Lube. WD-40 Works but I swear by Blaster- Sold in stores everywhere, works a lot better. Set of prybars
How do you remove the front control arm?
Removal 1) Set the parking brake, loosen the front wheel, and lift the side of the car that you’ll be working on. Support it with a jackstand. 2) Remove the front wheel 3) Using Blaster or other WD-40ish stuff, saturate the bolts holding the control arm in. There’s 4 main bolts you should get.
How do you change the bushing on a control arm?
After some grinding and twisting with a big wrench it should look like this: Now you can press on the new bushing. Be sure to measure and test fit how far the bushing needs to be pressed into the housing because the dimensions are slightly different that the stocker.
What should the side of a control arm look like?
One thing to remember is that the sides in line with the control arm are flat so that’s the best place to grind since you are least likely to damage the arm. After some grinding and twisting with a big wrench it should look like this:
How to replace control arm bushings on Ford Focus?
The side to cut off will differ with each side of the car since ford used the same housing on either side but pushed in the bushings in opposite ways. I apologize for not having a picture for this step so just know that you want to cut off the bare minimum needed to get rid of the lip at the end.
Is it cheaper to replace control arm bushings?
I chose to replace my worn out bushings because for one I like to upgrade a part rather than simply replace with the OEM part and this is also much cheaper than buying a whole new control arm.
How do you remove rubber from control arm?
This requires a bit of muscle and you might need another person to help depending on how you are holding the control arm. Be very careful not to damage the ball joint during this process. You should have something like this when removed. Now comes the interesting part. You’ll notice that there is still a rubber left that needs to be removed.
One thing to remember is that the sides in line with the control arm are flat so that’s the best place to grind since you are least likely to damage the arm. After some grinding and twisting with a big wrench it should look like this:
