Tighten up and torque the top three nuts to 75 to 80 foot-pounds.

May 15, Todays how to video is on removing and replacing your upper control arm and ball joint on your chevy truck. its a pretty simple do it yourself job, that just. Jul 05, Remove the 18mm nut securing the upper control arm ball joint to the knuckle. With the nut removed, pull the control arm free from the knuckle.

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At this point there is no tension on the camber bolts of the two attachment brackets. Figure 9. Jack up the wheel knuckle to loosen tension from the upper control arm. Step 7 – Remove the old upper control arm. 6. Remove upper control arm flange bolts and spin arm degrees to gain access to the control arm bushings.

Removal Instructions:(Using Optional “C-Clamp” Adapter Kit) 7. Install receiver tube over large end of bushing and install extractor plug on small end of bushing.

In the image below you can see the old bushing is torn allowing the control arm to wonder around in its mounts which causes brake pull and irregular tire wear.

(See Fig. 1 & 2) 8. Oct 22, The experts at 1A Auto show you how to replace the front control arms on your Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra. step 1:Disconnecting the Strut. Pull the wire off the 18mm nut on top of the strut.

Remove the three 18mm nuts that hold the top of the strut. step 2:Removing the Wheel. Jul 06, Chevrolet Silverado How to Replace Upper Control Arm. One result of serious truck driving is the wearing out of one or more upper control arms, resulting in the added failure of the connection bushings, the ball joints, or all of the above.