An suspension control arm is a link between the suspension that carries the wheel. It is a hinged component that lies between the chassis.
replace a control arm 99 tarus
no you do not have to remove the strut just take the lower control arm lose.
For the lower ball joint, remove the lower control arm and the ball joint seal. Press the ball joint from the control arm. Press the new ball joint into the lower control arm ensuring it is fully seated, install a new seal and the lower control arm.
They would be connected to two control arms, one upper control arm and one lower control arm.
A bad lower control arm can cause the car to shake, wander, or be hard to steer. If the arm breaks or comes loose, then you will lose control and not be able to steer the vehicle.
The lower control arm bushing would be located at the inner pivot point where the lower control arm is mounted to the frame/crossmember. Depending on your vehicle it could have one or two bushings. The outer pivot point would be your lower ball joint.
Detach lower ball joint from steering knuckle. Remove bolts that secure control arm to vehicle.
Not sure what part you are talking about because the lower control arm is connected to the frame. If you are talking about the long bar that's connected to the frame and the lower control arm, that is the torsion bar.
no. it is bolted to the lower control arm with 3 bolts. look underneath the control arm
To replace the lower control arm on a 2002 Ford Explorer, first, safely lift and support the vehicle on jack stands. Remove the wheel, then disconnect the sway bar link and the ball joint from the control arm. Next, unbolt the control arm from the frame and the pivot point, then remove the old control arm. Install the new lower control arm by reversing the disassembly steps, ensuring all bolts are torqued to the manufacturer's specifications before reattaching the wheel.
A front-to-back running component that serves the same function as a lower control arm is a
probably or there part of the same piece ....normally there's multiple bushings on a lower control arm ...i guess it just depends on the vehicle and its probably easier to replace the whole arm rather then individual bushings.