Front control arms boys

[Majestic]

Mechanic.

 

[Ta2dResqr]

Mechanic.

Been biting my tongue on every post I have read this...

 

[Boochy47]

Sorry guys lol

 

[FiveLeeter918]

Had to get front alignment also in total I spent 870 labor and parts

That's not too bad. On RockAuto the control arms are $87 each, plus shipping you're at $200 for the pair. $100 for alignment, 4 hours of labor at $120/hr plus you at $780 plus tax. If you don't have the working knowledge or the space/tools to do it yourself it's a good idea to have someone else do it, plus you have a warranty on labor to fall back on it if it DOESN'T fix the issue.

 

[paul65584]

I replaced both on my 2010 yesterday, took about 1.5hrs per side. the second side was easier over all because I knew what I was doing. Ball joint was ******* the second side or it would have been a lot quicker. Break the ball joint loose then remove the long bolt. finish taking the ball joint loose then remove the aluminum housed bushing. reinstall in that order.

 

[VwCSilent]

Fwiw I bought the ones on rock with the ball joints in them. Pretty straight forward job with an impact, prybar, jack, and stands. I only needed to replace the ball joints but after comparing the cost/difficulty removing, opted to do the whole arm.

 

[SeanDev]

Fwiw I bought the ones on rock with the ball joints in them. Pretty straight forward job with an impact, prybar, jack, and stands. I only needed to replace the ball joints but after comparing the cost/difficulty removing, opted to do the whole arm.

Good call, so much easier to replace as unit vs presses out bushing and bearings.