That last part, about putting the vehicle weight on the suspension before tightening the front frame connection, is very true, and I'm glad I watched this and was reminded of it. Thanks
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If you wait to tighten the front control arm bolt until after the tire is on and the weight of the vehicle is on the arm, how do you reach the bolt to tighten it? The body of the van is low to the ground.
You can put a jack under the ball joint of the control arm and jack it up till it starts to lift the van then tighten it. Then take the jack off the control arm and put the wheel back on and there you go.
Did it yesterday in about 2.5 hours, mostly because I worked very slowly and had difficulty getting a socket around the horizontal 19mm bolt. Finally found a standard 19mm instead of the deep socket. Thank you!
Just realized, I forgot to remove the tie rod, which prevented easy access to the horizontal 19mm bolt. That would have saved me at least 30-60 minutes.
You can either use a jack to raise the knuckle up to ride height (essentially the control arm will be parallel to the horizontal plane), or you can put the tire on, lower the vehicle right down and then go under the vehicle to tighten and torque the bolts. I'd suggest doing both control arm bolts when the arm is a ride height. If you only have one jack, put the vehicle on a stand to free up the jack. If you have more than the spare tire jack for the vehicle, you could use the spare tire jack to lift the knuckle.
This is by far the best detail video I found for 2007 Odyssey lower control arm replacement. Thank you.
That last part, about putting the vehicle weight on the suspension before tightening the front frame connection, is very true, and I'm glad I watched this and was reminded of it.
Thanks
My man you make me proud. I would like to tell you what I’m thinking ; You my man well spoken and made it Look Easy. So ❤ for me You Are A Smooth Operator. God Bless You And Your Family. Stay safe. You were Excellent. 😉👍👀
Hello, thank you for the kind words and for taking the time to post your comment. God bless you too and all your family!
Very good video. I followed along and the replacement went smoothly. Thanks!
Helpful important little details you've included here especially about tightening the front part of control arm after lowering the vehicle.
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Thank you man. Mine are in bad shape and your video gives me some confidence to try!
You are welcome. You can do it! Keep me posted. Have a great day and God bless you 🙏
@@gqautodiagnostics do you think I need an impact wrench or can I do it with wrenches and a socket set?
Good explanation and you made it look pretty simple. I guess it helps when you know what you're doing.
Thanks 👍
The only problem was I didn't see what you was doing behind the wheel assembly, otherwise it was a great video 👍 thanks.
Sorry about that
About to do this on my 07, great video to watch before tackling it.
Good luck!
Bro this saved me $600 dollars
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Nice job, You are very professional
Thank you very much!
If you wait to tighten the front control arm bolt until after the tire is on and the weight of the vehicle is on the arm, how do you reach the bolt to tighten it? The body of the van is low to the ground.
You can put a jack under the ball joint of the control arm and jack it up till it starts to lift the van then tighten it. Then take the jack off the control arm and put the wheel back on and there you go.
Wow, I now think I can do this. Thanks!
You can do it!
Part arrived today. I'm rewatching now and will probably do it tomorrow.
Did it yesterday in about 2.5 hours, mostly because I worked very slowly and had difficulty getting a socket around the horizontal 19mm bolt. Finally found a standard 19mm instead of the deep socket. Thank you!
Just realized, I forgot to remove the tie rod, which prevented easy access to the horizontal 19mm bolt. That would have saved me at least 30-60 minutes.
I thought I had a bad shock mount, but from this video I learned I had a bad sway bar connecting rod, I replaced it and my van is much quieter.
thank you for making a video to help but how do you get the weight of the vehicle on there to torque at the end. where are the specs at?
You can either use a jack to raise the knuckle up to ride height (essentially the control arm will be parallel to the horizontal plane), or you can put the tire on, lower the vehicle right down and then go under the vehicle to tighten and torque the bolts. I'd suggest doing both control arm bolts when the arm is a ride height.
If you only have one jack, put the vehicle on a stand to free up the jack. If you have more than the spare tire jack for the vehicle, you could use the spare tire jack to lift the knuckle.
Recommended to replace inner and outer tie rods as well?
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I try to get the torque specs but I don’t know if you forgot to upload them or I just don’t see them
where did u buy the part? does after market last ?
Good morning. I got it from autozone. They do last
Thank you
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Can you please share the torque specs?
Control arm bolts 65 lb-ft / ball join nut 51 lb-ft. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Good job 👏!
the most imprtant part is 7m30s but no camera!
Other than that I found this video very well explanatory
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Thank you-super helpful walk-through!
I liked, 🎉
Torque Specs?
Specs are tight until you feel then tight
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