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Our control arms are designed to be direct replacements for the original factory parts. They are 100% brand new and require no modifications for installation. No special tools are required because all of the bushings come pre-installed.
Our steering and suspension components are pre-greased and sealed for long life and do not require the extra maintenance typically required by greaseable versions.
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This part fits
2 vehicles spanning 2012-2022.
Fits these Makes
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Year
Make
Model
Description
2012-2019
Volkswagen
Beetle
VW Beetle Front Driver Side Lower Control Arm with Ball Joint TRQ PSA66764
2012-2022
Volkswagen
Passat
VW Passat Front Driver Side Lower Control Arm with Ball Joint TRQ PSA66764
Part Interchange
Brand Label
Part Number
Beck/Arnley
101-5971
MOOG Chassis Products
K80662
DIY Solutions
SUS04332
DIY Solutions
SUS00343
DIY Solutions
SUS06127
Mevotech
MS10514
Dorman
522-837
Dorman
536-382
RTS
93-90938-256
RTS
76-09115-2
Delphi
TC3590
Volkswagen
561407151C
Delphi
TC1316
TRW Steering and Suspension Parts
10480662
ACDelco
45D2338
AutoZone
DG5051338
NAPA Chassis Parts
260-1618
MOOG Chassis Products
K201630
Volkswagen
1KO407365B
MAS Industries
CB43313
MAS Industries
CB43313PR
Dorman
BJ43013XL
TRW Steering and Suspension Parts
JBJ751
Mevotech
MS70513
Raybestos Brakes
505-1338
Volkswagen
1KO407365E
Volkswagen
561 407 151 A
Raybestos Brakes
5051338B
Mcquay-Norris
FA2302
Volkswagen
1K0407365E
Volkswagen
561 407 151 C
Quinton Hazell
QSJ3295S
Beck/Arnley
102-7908
NAPA Chassis Parts
10480662
Centric Parts
610.33019
Volkswagen
1K0407365C
Volkswagen
1KO407365C
Mcquay-Norris
FA2257
MAS Industries
BJ43013
Dorman - Premium
BJ43013XL
Dorman - Premium
CB43313PR
Dorman - OE Solutions
522-837
Hollander
512-50661L
Mevotech Supreme
MS10514
Mevotech Supreme
MS70513
Mevotech
CMS70180
MOOG Chassis Products
RK643211
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How to Replace Ball Joints 2006-14 Volkswagen GTI
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Tools used
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Torque Wrench
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Pry Bar
16mm Socket
17mm Socket
18mm Socket
Ratchet
1. Removing the Wheel
Loosen the lug nut covers with the supplied lug nut tool
Loosen the 17mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
Secure the vehicle on jack stands
Remove the lug nuts
Pull off the wheel
2. Removing the Ball Joint
Remove the three 16mm bolts from the ball joint
Loosen the upper nut with an 18mm box wrench
If the stud keeps spinning, hold the base with locking pliers
Remove the nut
Lower the control arm and remove the ball joint
3. Installing the Ball Joint
Insert the ball joint into place
Tighten the 18mm nut by hand
Tighten the 18mm nut with a box wrench
Tighten the three 16mm bolts
Torque the 16mm nuts to 16 newton meters
4. Reattaching the Wheel
Slide the wheel into place
Start the lug nuts by hand
Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
Lower the vehicle to the ground
Tighten the lug nuts to 120 Newton meters in a crossing or star pattern
Tighten the lug nut covers
Hi, I’m Mike from 1A Auto. We’ve been selling auto parts for over 30 years!
All right, so we're going to take the tire off. On most Volkswagens there's little caps that go over these lugs. And the caps, you're going to need the tool from the spare tire kit. You will put in and grab, it's like a hook, and you'll pull the cap out. But this vehicle does not have those on currently. So we're just going to loosen up the lugs with a 17mm socket and a breaker bar. One at a time, just a little bit.
The reason I'm jacking this vehicle, you're not going to want to use a jack or jack stands on here on the control arms or on this aluminum because you may break the aluminum. Or there. Some places you can jack up from, just over here where the pinch weld is. On this Volkswagen you can see there is specific spots where you're supposed to jack the vehicle or support the vehicle. These little arrows indicate that. And right on the pinch weld is the strongest part to be jacking and supporting. Same over here. This side. This little arrow pointing down. This one looks like it got smashed a little bit.
So we're going to take off the lugs. Volkswagen has lug bolts, not lug nuts, or lug studs. So you need to be careful when pulling off the wheel. Then you grab the wheel and set it down. Next, we're going to separate the ball joint from the control arm. We're going to use the 16mm deep socket and the extension and a ratchet. All right, we're going to loosen up the upper ball joint nut. It's an 18MM wrench. Now we're going to use a pry bar. Try to separate the ball joint from the knuckle.
If you're struggling, sometimes a fork will help get the ball joint out, especially if you're not going to reuse it, because it will probably mess up the rubber boot. So, because the ball joint, if you can see the whole stud is spinning, we're going to need to use some locking pliers at the base, to hold it. And that's loose enough. Should be able to do it with your fingers. It came out. And then pull the lower control arm, and we can pull it out.
This is our old part, this is our new part from 1Aauto.com. As you can see it comes with the nut. There is this cover that covers the boot, that's just to protect it during shipping. You want to make sure you take that off, otherwise you're going to have a very hard time getting this on. But as you can see, they look similar. They have the same studs. And there is an additional Allen. The old one has it too. If you were struggling to take the nut off like we were you can use an Allen. You will have to take the axle out to get access to this, but that would make it easier if you were in a jam like we were.
Take our ball joint and line the stud up. We're going to take our 18mm nut, get it started. Tighten it up with our 18mm wrench. If this stud ends up spinning, take notice while you're tightening it up, you can put a jack underneath the ball and push up on it, and that will put pressure on it so that it will stay locked and be easier to tighten. In this case, ours did not spin so we were good. Put the nuts on. We're going to use a torque wrench and these nuts have to be torqued.
Now we're going to install the tire. Line it up with the holes and hold it, and we'll use our 17mm socket to put our lug studs on. Or lug bolts. Whatever you want to call it. Put our center cap on. Now we're going to torque the lug studs to 120 newton meters, in a star pattern. When you do it in a star pattern it makes the wheel go flush to the brake rotor properly.
Whenever you change front end components or remove front end components and reinstall them, you always want to go to a local garage and have an alignment performed, because you are going to change the geometry of the wheel and tire going down the road, and you do not want premature wear on your tires. So you want to make sure you do that, and you'll be all set.
Thanks for watching. Visit us at 1AAuto.com for quality auto parts, fast and free shipping, and the best customer service in the industry.
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