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Symptoms of worn lower control arm ball joint
- Metal to metal hammer noise (clunking)
- Noise could happen only when steering and taking a bump
- Typically occurs when crossing bumps
- Noise on one side only
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Suspension triangle arm removal on Dacia / Renault Duster
Lift your vehicle and put it on jacks.
Compress the suspension spring, making sure the two parts of your tool are as much as possible diametrically opposed:
Compress the suspension spring, making sure the two parts of your tool are as much as possible diametrically opposed:
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Loosen the ball joint nut and unscrew it until it touches the transmission:
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Loosen the lower control arm bolts and take them out, your lower arm will now only hang on its ball joint:
Separating the lower arm ball joint from the wheel hub
Use any ball joint separation tool to extract the ball joint from the wheel hub of the Duster, than continue unscrewing the ball joint nut and remove the control arm.
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Refitting a new front control arm to the Dacia Duster
Reverse above steps for refitting, pay attention however to the tightening torques of the lower control arm bolts (apply not less than 5mKg but no more than 8mKg).
Make sure the suspension spring comes back to its initial position and touches its intended seat, this is very important.
Make sure the suspension spring comes back to its initial position and touches its intended seat, this is very important.
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