2007-2012 Nissan Sentra Control Arm Replacement
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- Опубликовано: 1 апр 2020
- Showing you how to replace a control arm on a Nissan Sentra. questions or comments, feel free to let me know.
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You know what, after seeing dozens of videos on this and cussing and swearing at the "mechanics" who posted them. When I saw this video, it's like.......this civilization still has hope
really pleased to see that I don't need to remove the struts to perform this repair.
Thanks man
Parts just came in today. Thank you for posting this!
Dude, you saved me $$$$, easy install. Thanks
For everyone that can't get that sway bar up, take off that top part on the other side too and it'll come up
when banging the ball joint, heat the knuckle. it makes it come easier
Thanks. Took three days to do this myself. lol.
Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the video was very helpful
Great video!
Great tips.
Love the video
I just finished doing mine. The swaybar nuts would not come off this easy even after spraying with liquid wrench . After rounding over one nut it took me 2 hours with a grinder and a hammer and Chisel. I suggest using a torch to heat up the nuts. The rest came out fairly easily. I also suggest spend $20 and buy a ball joint separator from harbor freight. It took me less than 5 minutes to separate the ball joint. Otherwise Nice video! It helped alot!
One last question. Do you have to do a front end alignment after this job was completed?
It is not required
@@laketownautorepair336 Thanks! Again Nice video!
I changed the control arms... tire rods, sway bars and struts...
Getting that ball joint detached was the worst! After spending the better part of a day prying and hammering at it, I got the bright idea to use the hydraulic jack on the pry bar. A few minutes more of hammering and it popped right out.
I Had the same problem.
Getting those old sway bars off was the hardest part of my job. Jesus Christ.
I'm not sure what caused it, but breaking the bolt loose was the easy part! It took more force each turn afterwards to get it off. Hardly any room to get leverage.
Yup in the past I've had to cut them with a die grinder.
Do a video on taking out that lower torque mount with two screws
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Where did you get the replacement bolts and nuts . I did this job today but dented the old nut on the knuckle trying to bang it out to protect the threads and had to but new ball joint to get the 14 mm bolt and nut great video by the way worked great 👍
Came with the links. Auto parts stores usually can help you get new ones
Thank you very much
Looks like the CV Axle Boot was ripped as well. 1:01
Did your vdc light and slipper sign came on after getting this part replaced?
How did you get the bolt in for ball joint? Mine wouldn’t slide in! Also, is the ball joint supposed to seat all the way in to the knuckle?
Try shoving a jack under the ball joint to push it in and then I had my bolt and hammered it in
Would a bad control arm have the tire leaning inward on the top? My girlfriend has a 2008 Nissan Sentra and we’ve already replaced the strut and the knuckle assembly, but the top of the tire is still leaning inward so that is why I am asking this question.
It could be a bad ball joint. Mine were worn out on my 2012 Sentra and the tires slanted in towards the engine on both sides. I was due to replace the tires at the same time I had the ball joints replaced so I wasn’t too concerned.
Can you make a video on how to replace a ball joint from the same Sentra????
The ball joints cannot be replaced and you'll have to replace the entire control arm.
Save yourself hours of time and frustration and purchase the lower control arm assembly, with the ball joint installed. They are only about $110 for this model. I'm sure that a professional with hundreds of reps under their belt could take out the ball joint, only, with their experience and skill. For the DIY person, like myself, there is potential for failure, even when using the rented tools. That will leave you with a car on jack stands, a stuck bad ball joint,...screaming for a pneumatic chisel or a cutting torch...which most of us don't have.
Do you think this will cause a rattling/squeaking noise when going over rocky surfaces, or highway speeds? I think it could be the lower motor mount as well.
I replaced the struts, axles, and tie rod ends. I'm new at this so I didn't do the control arms so here I go back at it again.
It can be a number of issues really. This was causing more of a thumping noise on every little bump. Best way to check is lift the front end and move the tire back and forth and look for noise or clunking and what not
Subframe bushings, maybe.
What were the torque specs
Was your ride quality much improved?
Didn’t really feel a difference but the thumping noice went away
How long did it take to do this job ?
Maybe about an hour
My sway bar doesn’t move at all once the links are removed. What could be the problem?
Loosen the bolts on the bushings, follow the sway bar and you’ll see them
@@laketownautorepair336 I was trying just to take the top sway bar link bolt off but as I backed it off the pressure caused it to bind and I ended up cutting the sway bar link in half to get it out. I didn’t even think about the bushings needing to be loosened on the swaybar. It look like the one in the video was already loose and able to move up and down without having to touch those bolts.
When they are a little worn they tend to be loose a little bit .
@@laketownautorepair336 I have 300k on my 09 , mine is probably seized LOL
Lol that sucks bro! Did you loosen both sides?
What is the name of the penetrating fluid?
Liquid wrench
fucking easy, my mechanic charged me 200 labor for both arms
Do you have any torque specifications?
Yeah I'd like to know that too, I'm about to replace the lower control arms on a 2012 Nissan Sentra. I found a diagram from the Nissan Service Manual but I'm not 100% sure on one of the bolts.
On alldata I have the following
Control arm bushing bolt 103 ft lb
Ball joint bolt 41 ft lb
Torque mount 2 bolts 125 ft lb
Sway link nuts 30 ft lb
@@laketownautorepair336 Thank you that's what I was looking for!
Thanks again for the video, I was able to get the control arms installed, the only problem I had was the nut and bolt that connects the control arm to the steering knuckle for both sides were so old and worn out that when I removed them, I couldn't thread them back on with the new arms. I should've done what you did and got a new nut and bolt for each side.
Get a Haynes manual for your Nissan. Has all torque all lubricants and tells you how to tear everything down and back up again. Best 20 bucks you ever spend
Clearly not a car that sees salt 6 months out of the year lol mine took 7 hours of hammering and grinding
I just got lucky. Mostly every car I've done is rusted on so bad I end up cutting them off.
So informative thank you