Lower Control Arm problems?
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Originally Posted by EriksShadow
I'll admit.. the same thing did cross my mind... but it was too cold.. and too dark to whip out the jack.
I'm thinking about swapping out the front rotors + pads then flushing the brake fluid in the 330i right now...
maybe after I take out the trash can... whenever that might be :chuckles:
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...I really wanna get out and shoot people.
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Originally Posted by EriksShadow
Yeah.. there's no snow on the ground in California. :madfawk: :squint:
garage f00
h: but it's starting to rain here. rain for the next 3-4 days.
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Originally Posted by DaKarMaul
garage f00h: but it's starting to rain here. rain for the next 3-4 days.
h: but it's starting to rain here. rain for the next 3-4 days.Too cold to do any car work
h:I did change my oil, battery, and wipers today though. :happysad:
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Janna...
Most likely its your CV going out.
Best way to fix it is actually also the cheapest and that is to go to Napa (or your local parts store) and get a replacement axle. Grab some tools and a Haynes manual and spend the 20 minutes it takes to swap it out.
Its really simple and may take you an hour or so the first time but its nearly impossible to mess up and after the first time there is nothing to it at all.
Most likely its your CV going out.
Best way to fix it is actually also the cheapest and that is to go to Napa (or your local parts store) and get a replacement axle. Grab some tools and a Haynes manual and spend the 20 minutes it takes to swap it out.
Its really simple and may take you an hour or so the first time but its nearly impossible to mess up and after the first time there is nothing to it at all.
If it's not your axle, and you are describing a "clunking" sound...that would be metal on metal....so a bushing would have gone bad. Sway bar bushing/ball joint maybe, or the ball joint on the hub that goes into the control arm?
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Cake or Death?
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From: NJ
Originally Posted by Master Yodub
The axle nut can be quite the bitch to get loose though.
If it's not your axle, and you are describing a "clunking" sound...that would be metal on metal....so a bushing would have gone bad. Sway bar bushing/ball joint maybe, or the ball joint on the hub that goes into the control arm?
If it's not your axle, and you are describing a "clunking" sound...that would be metal on metal....so a bushing would have gone bad. Sway bar bushing/ball joint maybe, or the ball joint on the hub that goes into the control arm?
I'd say more of a thunk.. then a clunk
h:Hasn't done it today tho.
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From: six-five-o
i think, say your cv boot rips and dirt and shit gets inside, eventually, the cv joint will lock up thus causing the entire axle to lock up, and you may lose control of the car.
thats what i read.
i need to replace both of mine, right one is starting to click and im making a 80 mile trip today, kinda worried...
anyone know what a squeking sound from the side would be from? it sounds like suspension because it only happens when i go over small bumps.
thats what i read.
i need to replace both of mine, right one is starting to click and im making a 80 mile trip today, kinda worried...
anyone know what a squeking sound from the side would be from? it sounds like suspension because it only happens when i go over small bumps.