How to replace Fiat 500 lower suspension Arm/Wishbone. 

My wife’s Fiat 500 was making a knocking noise when going over bumps. Wasn’t going to fork out £300 for the garage to do it. This video was spot on!! Took me 4 hours with just hand tools. Happy wife happy life!

Just bought a 500 with a mysterious clunk, and spent all day going through every steering and suspension component looking for it. I never found it, but after seeing this, I have no doubt what I missed. Thank you for a GREAT video tutorial on how to do the job. I watched another video about this repair that was twice as long, and it didn't contain 10% of the information yours did. Excellent job, I don't think I've ever seen a better repair video. THANKS!

Im so glad iv found somone else that doesnt remove the front bumper fully and start removing all the crash bar and headlights and allsorts of stuff you just dont need to remove

Subscribed. Nice to see a very good step by step but even more lovely to hear the comment make it easier for the next guy 👍

A great, straightforward and detailed explanation! Thank you for making this!

Great tutorial. Absolutely spot on. Done at the side of the road, without a ramp. It took about 3 hours. Thank you.

Thanks for taking the time to film this. I replaced mine a few weeks ago and this really helped. You have a new subscriber here.

Thank’s from France for the DIY! 🙏🏾

Great video very easy to follow thx for taking the time to make it

Great video, was quoted £280 for one to be replaced. Fitted myself and cost me £70 would have taken less time with an impact driver, those rusty bolts delivered a good workout though. 👍🏼

I subscribe.... thank you for the info and the work!!!

great tutorial thanks

Just had my 17 year olds 500 fail its MOT on this so thanks for showing what needs to be done. Hopefully i can get it done :/ Just got a subscriber from me. Thx

Big thanks and very grateful. Daughter now has a car that's not knocking. And very easy to follow. Oh and I've subscribed.

Thanks very helpful my daughters car needs doing both sides so thanks I didn't realise the front bumper had to come off.

Excellent tutorial - thanks for taking the time to make it!

Great video very clear

Very clear and detailed video. You gave me the confidence to do it myself. Thanks!

Already a subscriber! just re-watching this vid !

Just taken mine to a mate's garage, because I can't be arsed to do the job myself. But yes it does look and sound exactly like what mine's doing.....I will find out if the bushing is effectively worn damaged or out of it's seating once it's done. Great video anyway, the job is relatively simple (if you've got a car lift that is 😂). And I've just subscribed too! Welldone mate, good comprehensive and detailed video (especially your advice on being careful with the bolt threads much appreciated.!!!)

Nicely done - ridiculous design by Fiat.Subbed.

Nice one. My new to me 500 has an annoying knock on the driver side and I suspect that this is my next job! Thank you.

I subscribed, thanks mate great content

Great Video!!

Thanks, about to:do mine now.

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I subscribed this tech tip saved my but

Great job, well explained. Torque settings? I've subscribed.

Great video 👌 just done my better halfs thanks to this. Stupid design by fiat though 🤦‍♂️

Subscribed, plan to do this next week, thanks. Should I be changing both sides or just the one I know is knackered?

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Is the 500L lower suspension arm replacement the same as the 500 you done on the video, im doing my daughters at the weekend thanks keith

Subscribed. Great video. Unless I missed it, you didn't show tightening the last bolt at the wheel. Do I need to do anything special before tightening that bolt? Thanks!

Thank you for the video! I am not looking forward to doing this job. Any idea if the Canadian/US model is different when it comes to replacing the control arms?

Just diagnosed this same issue on my girlfriends 2015 500 nearside lower arm (only done 65k) Garage want £230 to change it but after watching your video, and as long as there are no seized bolts it looks very straightforward. Do you recommend doing both sides though for consistent handling?

you would think this would be straight forward and I thought so as well. had a wore out failed lower ball joint, no knocking no vibration. replaced with brand new driver side lower control arm now it knocks on bumps. I can replicate the noise by pulling up and down on the driver side fender but have no way of looking at the same time. Also have one hell of a vibration now under accel load which i never had before either. I'm now starting to think cv axle is also bad but again, only bolts I removed and put back are those pertaining to lower control arm. so I'm actually worse off really. when trying to adjust the wheel hub to align with the lower control arm ball joint, I accidently pulled out the cv joint ever so slightly. not all the way but enough that I wanted to stop everything and push it back in and I'm wondering if the spline went back in slightly turned from original position and now vibrates like hell under load. I don't have many options and will likely drive it till the suspension tears out from under it and and I can call it a loss and get the insurance pay out. its a 160k mile work vehicle for construction and has 60k miles on the motor. so I suppose it is what it is. no idea on the clunking no idea on the vibration

Renew both lower suspension wishbone arms (front axle) £560.44 is that a good price ?

Thanks for quick reply, yes that was from Halfords Autocentre borehamwood. Your not in the north London area are you 😊 liked the video looked straight forward to me : ) LOL not.

No wonder these cars are garbage

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