Audi A4: Overview - Lower Control Arm and Ball Joint

1 - Wheel Bearing Housing Side Bonded Rubber Bushing

• Replacing. Refer to → Chapter "Control Arm Ball Bearing, Replacing, Wheel Bearing Housing Side".

2 - Bolt

• Replace after removing

3 - Subframe Side Bonded Rubber Bushing

• Replacing. Refer to → Chapter "Control Arm Bearing, Replacing, Subframe Side".

4 - Control Arm

• Removing and installing. Refer to → Chapter "Control Arm, Removing and Installing".

5 - Shock Absorber Fork

• Removing and installing. Refer to → Chapter "Shock Absorber Fork, Removing and Installing".

6 - Nut

• 70 Nm + 180º
• Replace after removing
• Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to → Chapter "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 + 180º
• Replace after removing
• Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to → Chapter "Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight Position, Lifting Vehicles with Coil Spring".

11 - Bonded Rubber Bushing

• Replacing. Refer to → Chapter "Guide Link Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing and Installing".

12 - Guide Link

• Removing and installing. Refer to → Chapter "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 + 90º
• Replace after removing
• Tighten in the curb weight position. Refer to → Chapter "Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight Position, Lifting Vehicles with Coil Spring".

17 - Ball Joint

• Removing and installing. Refer to → Chapter "Ball Joint, Removing and Installing".
• Contact Surfaces, Inserting in Wheel Bearing Housing.

18 - Nut

• 140 Nm
• Replace after removing
• If reusing the ball joint, clean the pin threads from of remaining locking compound residue

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