04 - 08 chevy malibu lower ball joint / control arm

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@psecedo3913 6 лет назад

Very helpful video. It is worth mentioning that if you have to replace the lower left control arm, you have to remove the engine mount too.

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Yes that's true if you have the v6 engine👍

@thomasbergman442 5 лет назад

No, you don't have to mess with engine mounts if you have ratcheting wrenches.

@jayryan7473 5 лет назад

@@thomasbergman442 Um... you're WRONG if it's a v6

@thomasbergman442 5 лет назад

I'll keep that in mind asshole! Lol

@steviemaldonado2237 2 года назад

It's a tight squeeze for that long bolt

@iftikharqureshi654 5 лет назад

Excellent video so clear and methodical for replacing and putting back the control arm, Thanks for uploading

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you for leaving a comment and watching 👍

@scottketchum2224 5 лет назад

Thanks for the video, torque specs, socket and wrench sizes makes this a very useful video.

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

You're welcome. Thanks for watching

@pear44ms 4 года назад

This is, this helps me so much on my 05 Malibu! I have to buy a pry bar set and a rubber mallet to help out. Good job and very complete !

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

You're welcome. Thanks for watching

@briansturgill5905 2 года назад

Thanks for the video! They quoted me $900 for both fronts. This looks simple and will save me like $700 in labor! You rock.

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

Wow that's a high price. With parts and labor I charge about $430 to do both of the front lower control arms .

@bripro68 Месяц назад

Thank you so much for this video. It was my main reference before undertaking the project on my daughters 2006 Malibu LTZ. Just when I thought I watched it enough. I was immediately surprised by the location of the transmission mounts on the six cylinder. Your video was still helpful though because what I wound up doing was just changing the rear bushing. Thats all I needed but decided to do the control arms while I was at it but once I saw the mount on the passenger side particularly I said, screw it and just did the bushings.

@themechanic6117 Месяц назад

I'm glad it was some what useful. Yeah I hear the v6 model is a real pain in the butt

@ABBAOPAXO 2 года назад

it was of great help, I was able to do the job, some issues cuz is a v6 but reading the comments helped me to solve that problem, thank you, you have a great community.

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Unfortunately it's more difficult on the v6 models

@danyoinfluence 5 лет назад

Great video, I appreciate it helps me to take on the job with confidence.

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Good luck and thanks for watching

@BigDog50001 6 лет назад

Excellent job Jonathan!

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Thank you👍 this was a easy one.

@roberttumback1202 3 года назад

Great video! Quick and clear!

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Thank you

@dirkrosalez635 3 года назад

Great informative video...helped me out tremendously and made replacement quick n eazy

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

You're welcome.thanks for watching

@nevaehstar137 3 года назад

Thank you for being so thorough

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

You're welcome. Thanks for watching

@robertmorris9101 3 года назад

Very good video. Im doing this tomorrow and wanted to refresh. Very good description and camera angles are well done!

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Thank you

@edgaravitia6783 5 лет назад

Thank you it helped me out a lot 👍. Great job

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching

@robertdeanda1961 Год назад

Very informative easy and understanding in how to DIY video man thanks and I absolutely appreciate this😉👍

@joecnc3341 2 года назад

Liked-Subscribed-Notified - great job - thank you for posting the Torques!

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

You're welcome. Thanks for watching

@DesertCruiser1 10 месяцев назад

Was very helpful to see this before doing lower control arms on my 2006 Malibu LT ty

@themechanic6117 10 месяцев назад

You're welcome

@TheCowgirlNiamh 6 лет назад

Great job as always! :)

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Thanks! This was a easy one 😊

@WillCtheMechDrummer 3 года назад

Subscribed! Good content... Straight to the point!!!

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Thank you

@patbarno1663 Год назад

Fantastic lesson and education thank you

@snoops310ytpc7 4 года назад

Great video bro helped out a lot thank you!!

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

You're welcome.thanks for watching

@chopa479 5 лет назад

Best video out there for this replacement

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you

@chopa479 5 лет назад

@@themechanic6117 do you have any suggestions if I need to replace both front tie rod ends and the control arms? Like what should I do first? And what are some important things to keep in mind?

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

@@chopa479 you can do them at different times if you wanted . they are two different parts of the car . keep in mind your car will need a wheel alignment after the tie rods or the control arms so id try to get it all done together so you just pay for an alignment once. If you wanted to start with one id start with the tie rods

@terryashley4674 3 года назад

Great job! I'm going to do mine based on this video. I'll have the stabilizer links and bushings on hand. 👍🏽

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Thank you for watching

@jonjones1725 3 года назад

I really appreciate you thank you very much you helped the bunch buddy thank you

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Glad the video helped you

@iftikharqureshi654 5 лет назад

Excellent video

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

👍thanks

@littletommy16 5 лет назад

Great video. Very clear and well explained.

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you

@littletommy16 5 лет назад

@@themechanic6117 for real though ! Keep it up

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

I'm trying, thanks for the support! 👍💪

@HardDriveBeatss 4 года назад

awesome video boss, helped me get an ide of what i need to do on my malibu.

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@SteveRobReviews 6 лет назад

Hammer love taps always work. 👍👍

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Tap tap tap 👍

@thomasbergman442 5 лет назад

Lol

@jameswilson4968 3 года назад

Thanks, very informative,

@titogonzalez3119 6 лет назад

Hooking it up for viewers thx a lot.. I've gotta fix this same issue on a buddy of mine

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Should be pretty easy, good luck 👍

@jordanchristensen6178 6 лет назад

Great job man, about to do the same thing on my brother's car.

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Good luck 👍

@CHIBA280CRV 3 года назад

Nice job 👍

@rrizz2050 4 года назад

great helpful video. Fastener sizes and all. Thanks

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

You're welcome

@mattleighton5289 3 года назад

Grate video. Thank you for the specs on torque. Matt 52

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Thanks for watching

@jamesnall569 4 года назад

The Malibu that he is working on is an 08-12 and a really good tutorial video.

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Thank you

@tommorgan2030 5 лет назад

Nice job sir!!!!!!

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you

@Js-rq9uj 5 лет назад

great video!

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you 👍

@RedMottoMotto 5 лет назад

06 Malibu maxx hatchback, 3.5l I had to remove both motor mounts, working 1 side at a time. Great video

@125sm3 6 лет назад

Good job dude !

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@mumfordify 5 лет назад

Nice video very helpful

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you

@mechanicauto9704 4 года назад

you make it look so easy

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Its not too bad of a job

@indioflechudo6221 5 лет назад

very good video

@marvinwadedrummond9295 2 года назад

Thank's very helpful

@geraldrutledge3680 5 лет назад

Great video

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you

@carl1948 4 года назад

Great video !! ...not sure that I needed the "disco" music, LOL.

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Sorry about that. Thanks for watching

@autumnbernier5303 4 года назад

I liked the jams

@live_lifeor_dye8875 4 года назад

Thanks for this .

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

You're welcome

@Hector-qt5rn 5 лет назад

Thank you for this video! I'm about to do both on my 2012 Malibu this wednesday.

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Good luck 👍

@clout2k 5 лет назад

How did this go for you. I'm looking to do this myself on a similar model to avoid a thousand dollar charge. I'd appreciate any tips you got. thanks!

@miguele.m4818 4 года назад

how did it go? I have the same car, and there is some black oil leaking underneaht my control arm and I wanna change it. was this video helpful for a 2012 Malibu?

@miguele.m4818 4 года назад

@@clout2k any luck with this video?

@Justin-hv7eu 2 года назад

Lol. If you had oil leaking I doubt that car is still going 2 years later.

@JuanRojas-ph8ol 3 года назад

Great video thanks for sharing..👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Thanks for watching

@BigRedGinger 5 лет назад

I'm about to attempt this repair. Wish me luck lol it's cold, and snowy here

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Good luck, you should be able to remove the control arm without taking off the link

@0206540 2 года назад

Thanks very helpful.

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

Thanks for watching

@marcusanthony8033 4 года назад

Thank you sir very much

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

You're welcome

@backyardbuilds12 4 месяца назад

Amazing video

@themechanic6117 4 месяца назад

Thank you

@edwardmmanns7454 Год назад

Great video...don't like the music but I'm 75.

@themechanic6117 Год назад

The music was a poor choice. Sorry

@1000alb2 4 года назад

Very good video. 👍👍

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Thank you

@jackmeeksiii732 5 лет назад

Good video man....

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you

@EXOVCDS 6 лет назад

Similar to a mazda3 setup we changed recently.

@waimeaguyz9074 2 года назад

Thank you. Awesome work. I'm going to try and replace my control arm. Makes such an irritating noise.

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

Good luck

@tylerwhiteman2127 Год назад

Very helpful

@themechanic6117 Год назад

Thanks for watching

@carltonpierce2544 Год назад

Good job and helpfull

@themechanic6117 Год назад

Thanks for watching

@kenngo4607 6 лет назад

Great video!

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Thank you 👍

@kenngo4607 6 лет назад

Do you know how much it cost to replace 2 front lower control arms and ball joints for a 2007 honda element if I've already have the parts? I'm in CO. I'm not sure where you are located, but I just throw it out there just in case we are in the same city :)

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

I'm in Chicago, sorry you'd have to call around to your local shops. Or find a neighborhood mechanic ,much like what I do .

@kenngo4607 6 лет назад

Thanks! Yeah I would take it to your shop :)

@rrmech11 6 лет назад

Good job

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@rodrigomeca 5 лет назад

Thank you, its the same process for the malibu 2011

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Should be the same

@jbustos93able 5 лет назад

Good video

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thank you

@cameeiwebb935 4 года назад

Great video ! I’ll be working on my 2008 chevy malibi tomorrow ! Got the tools &&- parts &&- i’m good to go ! Wish me luck ☺️☺️

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Good luck 👍thanks for watching

@cameeiwebb935 4 года назад

The mech a nic i did it ☺️🙌🙌🙌 my baby run like a champ 😆🤞 my question is , the ball joint in the control arm , wont let me hammet it , it looks like it came in with a blue ring at the very end &&- its like the very far end &&- no need to hammer. Did i do it wrong? Is it gonna snap ?

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Did you change just the ball joint or the whole arm?

@cameeiwebb935 4 года назад

The mech a nic the whole control arm

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Did the new balljoint have a blue plastic cover on it? Did you take it off? Where you able to put the bolt in to hold the balljoint?

@ricvanwinkle1665 5 лет назад

Now I know why your called the Mechanic. Excellent video thanks Brother

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Thanks you. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 👍

@stevenash1647 5 лет назад

did same job on my 2007 Malibu v6 but the rear bushing bolt always comes loose. I see in your vid you didn't tighten loosen it at all. whats the official word on specs?

@matthewmorriso 5 лет назад

How long do you estimate this job to be for the average DIYer?

@marccozza2863 2 года назад

Very good im going to watch this step by step doing mine !! thanks

@joshuab464 5 лет назад

About to do this on my Chevy cobalt 👍🏾

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Pretty much the same process, you may not have to remove the end links 👍

@joshuab464 5 лет назад

Doing it today, I’ll come back with an update! Thanks for all the time you put in the video Brotherrrr

@ososcribww 2 года назад

Thats super cool how your straight to the point

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

Thank you for the comment

@matthewwittjr3025 5 лет назад

So how much did all the parts together cost

@diymisfit_Mechanic_UDX404 6 лет назад

I agree with penetrating oil. Unless you spray it daily for a week. Whenever you take nut off, it is still dry on the threads, you can see that the penetration never happened. It takes days for seepage to happen.

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Exactly, once it's moving it helps but to penetrate on something that's tight.... Good luck! Lol thanks for watching and commenting

@jayryan7473 6 лет назад

Misfit: Hmmm somehow you know how penetrating oil has worked for everyone that's ever used it...you must be the most amazing person you know.

@thomasbergman442 5 лет назад

Unsure of what your using, but Liquid Wrench penetrating oil works in just minutes. Seriously.

@thomasbergman442 5 лет назад

Liquid Wrench Penetrating Oil works in minutes. No doughting me, just Trust.

@yhani2realtv521 4 года назад

When i turn or take off from a stop sign i got my cv axial and control arm fixed afrter i hit a curb but now its making a sound when u Turn or pull off? Help

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

It needs to get inspected by a mechanic. Its impossible to say what's wrong with your car over the internet

@johnmarston9001 Год назад

I'm looking for the bolt with the captive nut as I need a replacement one. Do you know the name of the bolt and specs of it so I can get the right one? Car is an 05 V6 LT

@lobbros6324 Год назад

Does anyone know what socket is that for the air gun?

@deandoss2105 3 года назад

In my 07 Malibu maxx I was taking kind of a tight turn. All of the sudden it was as if both tires on the side that was taking the inertia and momentum, suddenly lost almost all air and the car started sliding out abit. As if on Ice or wet pavement but wasn’t at all. The tires did not slide it was as if the body of the car or suspension idk hard to describe but there it is lol ? Would highly appreciate any suggestions thanks ahead of time y’all 🙏✌️🇺🇸

@kluwe801 5 лет назад

Hey bro I hit a curb last night after skidding off the road. In a bad snow storm, my wheel got pushed back 1-2 inches to the fender. Would my lower control arm be bent?

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

There's a few things that could be damaged...

@joonsocaliharris9816 3 года назад

Would this be the reason why I here a cracking sound when I pull off sometimes in my chevy Malibu 2010 I hit a pt hole kids hard and every since I been hearing a lil weird cracking sound when I take off

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

It could be this but there are many potential things that could cause that noise

@vincephan344 6 лет назад

Is this a 4cyl mondel? The V6 one i did today sucked ass, the engine is blocking that single bolt that goes across, you have to remove the engine mount and jack the engine up to get the bolt to slide out. It's not wide open like this one.

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Yes this is the 4cyl model. That sucks, I've been there before.

@kuulie5220 4 года назад

This is more than im willing to invest in 🤦🏾‍♂️

@2012YoutubeWasBetter 3 года назад

The alternative ball joint is one that youre supposed to be able to hammer out, without replacing the whole control arm. What they dont tell you, is that you have to book a plane to valhalla, and ask thor himself to borrow his hammer to get it done.

@LEONDELASIERRA1 4 года назад

Thankkkkkkkkkk youuuuuuuuu

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

You're welcome

@LEONDELASIERRA1 4 года назад

Can you exceed 37 pounds of torque on the back bolts?

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Sure but dont get crazy with how much you torque them

@LEONDELASIERRA1 4 года назад

Sir can the old bolts be used on the new ball joints? Or where can I get a new pair?

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

You can reuse the bolts

@alexandertocco6687 4 года назад

How important is the ft lbs thing when tightening all the bolts? Like should I invest in one of them fancy torque measuring doo-dads? I'm a novice and I just bought all the parts for my suspension/steering stuff and was gonna replace em instead of paying the price of a new car to have someone else do it. But this is the second vid I've watched that's mentioned that so I'm kinda worried about it now lol

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Id always recommend using a torque wrench torque. A standard click style wrench is pretty affordable. Even buying a wrench you're still saving a pretty penny

@B-S1999 2 года назад

When u load the suspension should the control arm be level

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

Try to get the control arm to where it normally would sit. In most cases that is level

@twosnaps4124 6 лет назад

My tire keeps wearing down real close to the rim? Would changing the lower control arm fix that?

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Are the bushings or balljoint on the control arm worn out ?

@twosnaps4124 6 лет назад

Im sure they are i was told when getting new rims and tires i needed new lower control arms but i havent looked myself yet i plan on looking today. Everytime i replace a tire it blows out and its always real close to the rim where the slash looking marks are but its all around. Tried getting new rims hoping that'd fix it but its starting to wear those new tires out now too.

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Oh ok, then yes a control arm can cause uneven tire wear. Inspect other times as well. Then you'll need a,wheel alignment afterwards. I'll link a video of mine so you can get a better understanding of the situation

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IsGMpEdqGKg.html

@twosnaps4124 6 лет назад

The mech a nic ok thanks so much you're more of a help than the shops I've been to just trying to get money for things i don't necessarily need to fix my problem

@andrewsisty0 5 лет назад

Gr8 video and very helpful! Just out of curiosity what part is that, that you used floor Jack to lift the car and why not frame? Thank you in advance!

@JuanMorales-ks4ll 2 года назад

what brand arm did you use

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

I can't remember. I might of gotten it from rockauto.

@thomasdotta6554 4 года назад

I cant get my baljoint to go back in on my drivers side. Any one have the same issue? If so how did you fix that and get it back in

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

Its bolted to the subframe already?

@thomasdotta6554 4 года назад

@@themechanic6117 I had gotten. It it was just a strange angle

@williammarker3388 2 года назад

We're you get that torque settings tool the one that was beeping

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

Amazon or ebay. ACdelco torque box

@williammarker3388 2 года назад

@@themechanic6117 thank you your video was helpfuf

@eugenew6717 5 лет назад

Didn't need to mess with the links unless there bad,,just loosen the bolt on the new arm pull ball joint end out first,,it rotates down,passes the sway bar,pulls right out👍

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

I found that yes you can get away with pulling the old one out but the new one has new stiff bushings.its easier to just disconnect the links

@eugenew6717 5 лет назад

Did you use new pinch bolt?

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

Yes I did. There was a new one supplied with the control arm

@eugenew6717 5 лет назад

@@themechanic6117 looking to buy on Amazon..Moog,,acdelco,,,dorman,,all don't say

@themechanic6117 5 лет назад

You can re use the pinch bolt. I just used a new one because it was available..

@larryisaac8988 4 года назад

Is it the same way for a 2009 Malibu?

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

More or less it should be the same

@boryyork9430 6 лет назад

Do you think is the same process for chevy malibu 2010? By the way great video

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

More or less yes it should be the same process and might even look the same.

@boryyork9430 6 лет назад

Thank you so much ,I'll do it thus weekend and I let you know,by the way I check on amazon and they sell the all set,2 lower control arm,2 stabilizer bars,2 and the springs ,sorry my english not perfect ,but do you think is to hard to do it by my self or should I take it to the mechanic

@boryyork9430 6 лет назад

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@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

Do you have the correct tools to do the job?

@themechanic6117 6 лет назад

I have another video on changing the struts, look for that video if you plan on doing it.

@phillipoiibradley4661 5 лет назад

This video is basically the same procedure for the 2012 Cruze.

@nevaehstar137 3 года назад

Oh yes I forgot to mention I have a 2010 Chevy Malibu this will work for it too right

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

As long as yours has the 4 cylinder engine it should be the same

@dustinvanleuven6801 3 года назад

What happen if the cv staff come off

@themechanic6117 3 года назад

Try to push it back in. It should pop in...hopefully

@Darkasknightfall 4 года назад

“All that social media garbage!” 😂

@themechanic6117 4 года назад

😂👍

@jayryan7473 5 лет назад

I have a 2006 V6 G6 GT. Be aware the Napa driver side which is left control arm 260 - 5873 and the passenger side come with the wrong pinch bolt. It is too big. AutoZone will sell you the control arm but they do not have a pinch bolt! ALWAYS ALWAYS BRING THE OLD PARTS WITH YOU & CHECK YOUR PART'S AND BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE STORE. I was just at O'Reilly and they sold me the control arm for the wrong side. The box was correct however the part inside the unopened bag is not labeled. O'Reilly associates are very helpful but the company itself is setting itself up for failure No wonder people would rather order online.