How to change front suspension arm / front control arm on ABARTH 500 (312) [TUTORIAL AUTODOC]
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- How to change front suspension arm / control arm on ABARTH 500 (312) 1.4 Hatchback 01.2008-present [TUTORIAL AUTODOC]
Suspension arm on ABARTH PUNTO (199) (03.2012-2019) / ABARTH 500 / 595 Hatchback (312) (08.2008-2019) / ALFA ROMEO Giulietta Hatchback (940) (04.2010-2019) / ALFA ROMEO MiTo (955) (09.2008-2019) / FIAT 500 Hatchback (312) (10.2007-2019) cars should be replaced, as a rule, according to one and the same procedure.
However, there can be slight differences due to specific features of the vehicle design.
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0:00 - ABARTH 500 (312) - suspension arm / control arm: step-by-step replacement tutorial
1:10 - Raise the front of the car and secure on supports.
3:56 - Remove the fastening bolt.
5:04 - Disconnect the ball joint from the steering knuckle
5:32 - Install a new arm.
6:16 - Tighten the ball joint fastener.
13:27 - Screw in the wheel bolts. - Авто та транспорт
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🛠️The tools you need to replace front suspension arm:
- wire brush
- WD-40 spray
- copper grease
- combination spanner #17
- drive socket # 7
- drive socket # 8
- drive socket # 10
- drive socket # 16
- drive socket # 17
- drive socket # 18
- Torx bit T30
- wheel impact socket #19
- ratchet wrench
- torque wrench
- tap wrench
- flat chisel
- hammer
- rubber mallet
- phillips screwdriver
- crow bar
- painter's tape
- wheel chock
autodoc.co.uk you should have applied theoretical load to the front bush, now, when the vehicle is placed on the ground the bush will twist and when going over uneven surfaces if will eventually tear the front bush.
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In addition to being a lifelong shadetree car mechanic and now a professional aeroplane mechanic I will tell you that double-clicking or triple-clicking a torque wrench is incorrect and will always result in a higher torque than desired.
The only correct method is to turn very slowly and to click ONCE.
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This would be a great time to install the DNA tubular LCA's (modular ball joints and better handling) and perhaps an aftermarket FMIC (more boost and cooler intake temps). If a stock part needs replacing my rule of thumb is to look at aftermarket performance first. particularly when Fiat is considered, there is a vast aftermarket for this car and your factory parts are needlessly expensive with poor quality at best.
i love the numbered steps in the video, also love the torque settings guides
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Why oh why did i just agree to do this for somebody 🙈 who comes up with these designs 😂
Thank you for your request.
Designers and engineers create these designs.
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great vidio can you tell me what size are the two fastening bolts that hold the arm in place i have a fiat grande punto and the torx bolt is damaged were can i buy them from thanks
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Great video. Would be good if you could explain before the tutorial why you would be changing lower arm. Symptoms and issues etc.
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Arts&Trusts The primary reason is a worn ball joint, which Fiat has made an integral part of the wishbone, which requires the whole part to be replaced. Not that big of a deal if it weren’t for the major surgery required to get at that front bolt.
Hello mate,
are the fiat 500 sport lower arms the same as the fiat 500 Abarth lower arms? Or are they just standard. Cheers
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@@autodocuk just edited my comment, for some reason the comment was all typed out funny as i done it on my phone.
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The levers are standard on both cars.
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Last stage reassembly of aesthetic parts like bumper cover should be done with clean bare hands and not dirty, gritty, work gloves!
Wrong method to install the lower arm . Front hinge of the control arm was tightened incorrectly at fully extended position which will cause the rubber bushing under stress at normal arm position. This arm rubber bushing will fail very soon .
Thank you for the feedback!
Yes, you are right. The control tightening of the suspension mountings is carried out when the car is on wheels under a load of its own weight.
We will take it into consideration for our next tutorial.
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Is this possible to do correctly DIY on say, a driveway? Im not sure I could access those bolt when the car isn't on jack stands...
You're correct Anthony and it's just how I've done the job too. Because of the ridiculous hidden bolt for the front hinge, I had to jack up under the ball joint until the weight of that corner was taken up before tightening the bolt. On any other car I've done, you can tighten these bolts as the very last step while the car is sat on the ground on its own 4 wheels. Stupid design.
Trust me if your replacing the arms spend the extra upgrade the arm bushes. the standard fiat ones are not strong enough and wear out very quickly. I wore a new pair out in 10k miles steady driving replace the bushes for powerflex fast road bushes this will rectify the problem. £110 for all 4 bushes
Thank you for sharing your experience.
This will be very useful information for us and our viewers.
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Autodoc team.
Watching this video confirmed that the 15mm side member nuts are indeed welded to the side members, and that shot down any idea of a cheat of being able to remove just one side control arm and leaving the front bumper fascia on the vehicle .😡
Yes, you are right. Thank you very much for your feedback. We are glad that our video was useful to you.
For the sake of just one joint can't you just press it out and press in a new one, saves stripping the front of the car off
Please clarify or rephrase your question.
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@@autodocuk remove wheel hub, use hand press on lower ball joint, press in new one, replace wheel hub? Saves having to strip front of car off just to replace bad lower ball joint.
@@MrVM41 It's the rear bush that goes first in my experience.
Worst torque wrench technique I have ever seen. We have no idea how much torque was applied. All we know for sure is that he applied WAY more than the wrench was set to.
Briefly, the Fiat 500 is a poorly and cheaply designed piece of shit designed to maximise the transfer of money from consumer to manufacturer and seller. Any job on a Fiat like this, you should grease the hell out of everything on reassembly, as rust never sleeps.