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Hi All,
OK, doing upper and lower control arms on '04 Treg with Air suspension.
I finished the upper and all seemed to be going well on the lower until I encountered the front bolt on which the nut was rust siezed to the bolt. After heating it red hot more than once, finally got it out. As I have the tool, popping the ball joints was also easy.
Anyhow, after popping lower control arm ball joint I am now stumped as to how to actually remove it from the carrier (or whatever it is called) where it sits. I thought that once I had the bolts out of the control arm that I could maneuver the ball joint free but not even close. The top of the ball joint hits against the axle shaft and that general area well before I can lift it out.
It almost looks like you need to remove the asembly from the axle shaft. I did not remove rotor, caliper, etc. Was I supposed to?
Anyway, poor Treg is sitting in the air awaiting some knowledge to guide its owner (me).
Thanks,
Mike
OK, doing upper and lower control arms on '04 Treg with Air suspension.
I finished the upper and all seemed to be going well on the lower until I encountered the front bolt on which the nut was rust siezed to the bolt. After heating it red hot more than once, finally got it out. As I have the tool, popping the ball joints was also easy.
Anyhow, after popping lower control arm ball joint I am now stumped as to how to actually remove it from the carrier (or whatever it is called) where it sits. I thought that once I had the bolts out of the control arm that I could maneuver the ball joint free but not even close. The top of the ball joint hits against the axle shaft and that general area well before I can lift it out.
It almost looks like you need to remove the asembly from the axle shaft. I did not remove rotor, caliper, etc. Was I supposed to?
Anyway, poor Treg is sitting in the air awaiting some knowledge to guide its owner (me).
Thanks,
Mike