11-05-2010, 05:05 AM
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You must replace the whole lower control arm. If you are caught between a rock and a hard place than you can pack the slices with wheel bearing grease and put it back togather. It will take some time for the grease to wash out at wich time you can replace the part.
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11-05-2010, 06:00 AM
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With a little patience you can weld it back together. Grease the inside first, then clean the brake with some lacquer thinner or brake fluid. Using a small type soildering iron, melt to 2 pieces back together. Also, you can go to an auto parts store and get a ball joint dust cover. Did the same thing on my Nissan changing out a CV axle. The dust cover covers the whole ball joint and when completed made a very nice tight seal.
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11-05-2010, 06:39 AM
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There are reasons why these tools exist, and you just discovered one of them. I would plan on replacing the arm.....
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11-05-2010, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
There are reasons why these tools exist, and you just discovered one of them. I would plan on replacing the arm.....
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Trust me, if it had not been the middle of the night, I would have went out and bought one of these, instead of using the other tool. I was trying to get everything done as quickly as possible, as I needed the car back on the road today.
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11-05-2010, 01:18 PM
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All the more reason to be sure you have all the correct tools before starting a project, otherwise you end up taking longer than necessary, creating more problems, and sometimes getting to do it all over again the next day.............
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11-05-2010, 02:34 PM
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I wouldnt worry about packing it with any more grase. Just clean the damaged surface and use some black RTV silicone or such to patch it. Worked like a charm on my audi A6.
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11-06-2010, 09:05 AM
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Not sure how it would work on this because it's flexes so much but good old krazy glue on ruber "o" rings works beatifully. In fact, for super high tech laboratory applications, "o"ring material is sold by the foot and trimmed to fit and sealed with a drop of crazy glue.
I think though, again, the previous post might work better because of it's flexibility.
yelojkt has a good Idea 2. Since you will have to buy a new on someday, do what you can and drive it till yo have to replace.
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06-10-2014, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
There are reasons why these tools exist, and you just discovered one of them. I would plan on replacing the arm.....
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Would this not tear the boot as well or is it a special for Porsche control arms? Mine are being hammered apart to avoid the tear...ahhh! Looks like this might avoid grabbing the bottom part of the boot
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