cosmic tusk
Took off a bent control arm and now with the new arm the hole isn't aligning, can verify no other mechanical arms or components are damaged, been stuck on this issue for a week and have tried everything, loosening all the other control arms for play to align and cant get it to line up at all. Need help urgently!
Car is a 2013 BMW 328I X DRIVE, positoning for bolt is rear wheel passenger side
BMW 2013 328 X DRIVE Lower Control Arm Bolt not aligning?
shadow brook
Can you take more photos?
hybrid nymph
There are several methods, usually using a second jack on the axle to move it up and down until it lines up close then using a small pry bar or screwdriver to line it up best you can
Finally, get a bigger hammer
LCA is usually a 2 person job just because of how awkward it is
cosmic tusk
i’ll update when i’m back from college at around 8:30pm EST and will attempt what you guys are saying
cosmic tusk
Can you take more photos?
will do when i get home
currently trying to line the bolts without the spring in to see if it’s even possible
cosmic tusk
There are several methods, usually using a second jack on the axle to move it up...
on the axle shaft? wouldn’t that cause damage
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shadow brook
on the axle shaft? wouldn’t that cause damage
No since. The axle can pivot slightly
cosmic tusk
No since. The axle can pivot slightly
would jack point on the rotor and one on the arm make it better?
shadow brook
Maybe. You would have to try it
Try loosening the big axle nut to give you some room to pull the wheel hub out slightly
cosmic tusk
it’s raining until fucking tuesday so i might just finish work on the rain
shadow brook
Might give you wiggle room. Just to confirm, you do have the correct part?
cosmic tusk
i don’t got the axle bolt attachment cause bmw has a fat allen bolt for the axle
cosmic tusk
Might give you wiggle room. Just to confirm, you do have the correct part?
yes can confirm looked at a parts diagram for my car
and got the exact part number
i have one big jack and one spare tire jack that’s holding the suspension rn
the bigger jack will be use on the arm and smaller on rotor?
shadow brook
the bigger jack will be use on the arm and smaller on rotor?
That shouldn’t really matter
cosmic tusk
ran into a problem when jacking
the strut is rubbing against the wheel housing
that rust circle is rubbing against the strut
grim furnace
Use a pry bar maybe
cosmic tusk
the rain kicked us out
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cosmic tusk
pretty sure its raining a couple days straight which is extremly annoying
waiting on a toe arm to come in tomorrow
maybe it will help?
grim furnace
No clue
cosmic tusk
more than one control arm is out
the lower
and the toe arm
im going to put in a toe armtmrw
and then attempt again
the rain is getting really annoying atm
shadow brook
Good luck man. Sounds like the rain is really messing you up
cosmic tusk
Current situation- NYC is flooded...
going to have to wait until tomorrow or tonight
shadow brook
Your in the city?
cosmic tusk
lowered the right jack stand to add some tilt to the wheel hub to make the holes align better
shadow brook
I would put a pry bar here and using the bolt to give you leverage, pull towards the brake assembly. Should allow the bolt holes to line up. May need a second person.
cosmic tusk
sounds good will attempt
bolt is in… halfway
we have no pry bar btw
used a screwdriver through the hole and yeah
stuck right now
cosmic tusk
job is done thank you all for the help
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shadow brook
Hell yeah. Good job
cosmic tusk
hybrid nymph
spice sigil
Sounds like the shock and inner bushing might be binding. You can see that the outer outer is a ball joint so it will not bind. Best practice is to loosen all the bolts on the part until you get all the bolts in. Then set the part by jacking the arm up and tighten them all.
