96 GA lower control arms

vtjvt · 02-17-2006, 10:32 PM

Just a quick question, How hard are the lower control arms to replace????

xeroinfinity · 02-18-2006, 12:14 PM

not hard if you hav the right TOOLs. You will need a manual such as Chilton or even a Hynes would probley hav the torque spefication and anything else you'd need.

vtjvt · 02-18-2006, 01:30 PM

Well tools won't be a problem, I have been a mechanic for 15 years, Just always worked on diesel and heavy equiptment, cars are kinda foreign to me.

xeroinfinity · 02-19-2006, 07:21 PM

You shouldnt hav much trouble with the GA, as long as you hav one of those manuals

gmack221 · 02-20-2006, 03:18 PM

I assume your talking about he lower A-arm?

Did one on a Stratus, but not a grand am, didn't look much different.
Best advice I can give you is have a ball joint fork to seperate the a-arm from the knuckle, and have a long pry bar to pry the a-arm down to get the lower ball joint out of the a-arm. Having a buddy there to give you a hand is worth the beer it cost.

vtjvt · 02-20-2006, 04:56 PM

yea I am refering to the lower control arm, thanks for the advice all.

xeroinfinity · 02-20-2006, 06:58 PM

ya the fork is a must for seperating the bll jionts.
And the beers dont hurt.

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