Overview - Lower Control Arm And Ball Joint

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Lower Control Arm And Ball Joint

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

1. Wheel Bearing Housing Side Bonded Rubber Bushing
   • Replacing. Refer to CONTROL ARM BALL BEARING, REPLACING, WHEEL BEARING HOUSING SIDE .
2. Control Arm
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
3. Subframe Side Bonded Rubber Bushing
   • Replacing. Refer to CONTROL ARM BEARING, REPLACING, SUBFRAME SIDE .
4. Bolt
   • Always replace after removing
5. Shock Absorber Fork
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to SHOCK ABSORBER FORK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
6. Nut
   • 70 Nm + 180°
   • Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to WHEEL BEARING, LIFTING TO CURB WEIGHT POSITION, VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING ) or at the standard vehicle height. Refer to WHEEL BEARING AT STANDARD VEHICLE HEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH AIR SUSPENSION ).
   • Always replace after removing
7. Bolt
   • Always replace after removing
8. Subframe
9. Bolt
   • Always replace after removing
10. Nut
    • 70 Nm + 180°
    • Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to WHEEL BEARING, LIFTING TO CURB WEIGHT POSITION, VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING ) or at the standard vehicle height. Refer to WHEEL BEARING AT STANDARD VEHICLE HEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH AIR SUSPENSION ).
    • Always replace after removing
11. Bonded Rubber Bushing
    • Replacing. Refer to GUIDE LINK BONDED RUBBER BUSHING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
12. Guide Link
    • Removing and Installing. Refer to GUIDE LINK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
13. Nut
    • Always replace after removing
    • Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to WHEEL BEARING, LIFTING TO CURB WEIGHT POSITION, VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING ) or at the standard vehicle height. Refer to WHEEL BEARING AT STANDARD VEHICLE HEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH AIR SUSPENSION ).
    • 90 Nm + 90°
14. Wheel Bearing Housing
15. Nut
    • 140 Nm
    • Always replace after removing
    • If reusing the guide link, clean the pin threads of the remaining locking compound residue
16. Bolt
    • 40 Nm
    • Always replace after removing
17. Nut
    • 120 Nm
    • Always replace after removing
    • If reusing the ball joint, clean the pin threads from of remaining locking compound residue
18. Ball Joint
    • Removing and Installing. Refer to BALL JOINT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .