when you removed the jack, was the car on plane surface? or you ignored that issue ? bcz I had a problem when a mechanic tightened the bolts and my jeep became high form the front and lower from back..
@@laynewhiddon4070 Yeah, if you are changing the upper control arm on the passengers side getting to the bolts is a little tricky. The hardest one is is the right one, as you look at it from the passenger side wheel, the bolt is accessible from the engine bay but it is not visible, so you need an extension for your socket, feel around with it and be patient, it might take 10mins or so to locate it. Once you find it you will find it again easy the next time.
Yep. Air shocks and regular shocks are both fully extended when the vehicle is in the air. The reason to tighten them on the ground is because the rubber bushing can rip if you dont.
It really depends on thr air ride settings. I just calibrated according to the factory manual and called it good. All the ride height settings work now.
If it's a wk2 and the left wheel well (drivers side) it's really tight but you can get an 18mm (I think) ratcheting wrench on it by reaching around behind the power steering reservoir, you can feel for it, you won't be able to see it. If it's the right (passenger side) then you can use an extension and a socket to lock onto the nut, again you can't see it but it's there under the fuses boxes, there is no need to remove the fuse boxes.
@@michaelmccauley3958 Weird, that was probably the easiest one on the wk2 I did. I think depending on the year there may be fuse boxes over it. In the 2014 I did, that bolt was easily accessible and visible.
Thanks for the tip on how to loosen the bolt next to the fire wall. That thing was kicking my butt.
Yeah, it had me stumped too. Glad it helped.
when you removed the jack, was the car on plane surface?
or you ignored that issue ?
bcz I had a problem when a mechanic tightened the bolts and my jeep became high form the front and lower from back..
@@hassanmahmood661 The surface was flat and level, so no issues for me.
Any advice for passengers side
@@laynewhiddon4070 Yeah, if you are changing the upper control arm on the passengers side getting to the bolts is a little tricky. The hardest one is is the right one, as you look at it from the passenger side wheel, the bolt is accessible from the engine bay but it is not visible, so you need an extension for your socket, feel around with it and be patient, it might take 10mins or so to locate it. Once you find it you will find it again easy the next time.
Saving for future failure of my 2015.
Would you still need to put the vehicle on the ground to tighten the control arms if it were regular shocks abd not air?
Yep. Air shocks and regular shocks are both fully extended when the vehicle is in the air. The reason to tighten them on the ground is because the rubber bushing can rip if you dont.
Dan, youre not in australia by any chance are you?
@@polkypolky8879 No mate. I live in the US.
Hi sir
Can i get the name of program to daigrame on your phone ?
@@alaaqassem5190 ODB JScan
What is your height from the axis of the wheel to the wheel arch?
It really depends on thr air ride settings. I just calibrated according to the factory manual and called it good. All the ride height settings work now.
How did you get the other bolt on the control arm (the one opposite of the engine bay)
You working on a wk or wk2?
If it's a wk2 and the left wheel well (drivers side) it's really tight but you can get an 18mm (I think) ratcheting wrench on it by reaching around behind the power steering reservoir, you can feel for it, you won't be able to see it. If it's the right (passenger side) then you can use an extension and a socket to lock onto the nut, again you can't see it but it's there under the fuses boxes, there is no need to remove the fuse boxes.
@@diydan30 yeah but on the other side, like it appears it would be in the glove compartment box but I can’t seem to find it?
@@michaelmccauley3958 Weird, that was probably the easiest one on the wk2 I did. I think depending on the year there may be fuse boxes over it. In the 2014 I did, that bolt was easily accessible and visible.
@@michaelmccauley3958 definitely in the engine bay, not the glove box.
3:58 “power tools” ?
Well air tools in reality, I was just happy it came apart so quickly.