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1A Auto shows you how to repair, install, fix, change or replace failing, rusted, rotted, or damaged front upper control arms. This video is applicable to the 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 Audi A4
🔧 Instructions:
1. Removing the Wheel 0:46
2. Simulating the Suspension 1:11
3. Removing the Strut Assembly 2:19
4. Removing the Upper Control Arms 7:34
5. Installing the Upper Control Arms 8:04
6. Reinstalling the Strut Assembly 8:53
7. Reattaching the Wheel 11:14
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While 1A Auto strives to make the information provided in this video as accurate as possible, it makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or applicability of the content. No information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. All do-it-yourself projects entail some risk. It is the sole responsibility of the viewer to assume this risk. 1A Auto is not responsible or liable for any loss damage (including, but not limited to, actual, consequential, or punitive), liability, claim, or any other injury or cause related to or resulting from any information posted in this video.
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what about just replacing the bushings instead replacing the whole control arms??
hey man can i still drive my car while im waiting to do my upper control arms.
thanks buddy for the video will i be okay driving my car until i do my control arms. i will not drive over 60 miles per hour
this is what iam going to be this morning , great help thank you
very good step by step, possibly one of the best Ive watched. keep up the great work.
Hi do the upper control arms regulate ride height? if they are not positioned the same on both sides one side of the car might be higher than the other? thank you!
Did it today in two hours with handtools. Didn't drop the strut at all. With a craftsman mechanics set. Not as clean as this video and backing the bolt was a little tough but its possible.
Excellent video … just wish I had seen this "before" attempting to get that damn pinch bolt out. Ended up shearing it off. Then what I hassle. Ended up ruining the wheel bearing housing itself, fortunately the used one I got already had a pressed bearing. All this and all I was looking to do was replace the strut … live and learn.
What would be considered a reasonable number of hours of labor for this job?
This video is amazing! I did the repair on my own step by step with the video, except I had to use a torch to get the pinch bold out, and a C-clamp to assist with putting the control arm ends back in the steering knuckle.
Does it really take 4 1/2 hrs to change the both upper control arm bushings on an Audi? I got a ridiculous quote for labor on this job.
Thank You for covering this model Audi. Info HAD been hard to come by.
Awesome step-by-step on this! A question though: I just completed this upper control arm replacement on my car and I've noticed that the rearward arm's pin is moving up and down a few millimeters within the spindle, even with the pinch bolt torqued properly. It's introduced quite a bit of caster play in the suspension. Once the car's on the ground, it's making a noticeable clunk during steering as well as during weight transfer. Could this indicate a worn spindle?
great info and video