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. Bolt
   • Replace after removing
3. Subframe Side Bonded Rubber Bushing
   • Replacing. Refer to CONTROL ARM BEARING, REPLACING, SUBFRAME SIDE .
4. Control Arm
   • Removing and installing. Refer to CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
5. Shock Absorber Fork
   • Removing and installing. Refer to SHOCK ABSORBER FORK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
6. Nut
   • 70 Nm + 180°
   • Replace after removing
   • Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT POSITION, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .
7. Bolt
   • Replace after removing
8. Subframe
9. Bolt
   • Replace after removing
10. Nut
    • 70 Nm + 180°
    • Replace after removing
    • Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT POSITION, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .
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. Wheel Bearing Housing
14. Nut
    • 140 Nm
    • Replace after removing
    • If reusing the guide link, clean the pin threads of the remaining locking compound residue
15. Bolt
    • 40 Nm
    • Replace after removing
16. Nut
    • 90 Nm + 90°
    • Replace after removing
    • Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT POSITION, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .
17. Ball Joint
    • Removing and installing. Refer to BALL JOINT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
    • Contact Surfaces, Inserting in Wheel Bearing Housing. Refer to Installing .
18. Nut
    • 140 Nm
    • Replace after removing
    • If reusing the ball joint, clean the pin threads from of remaining locking compound residue