Ford Fiesta (MK7) Wishbone (Lower Control Arm) Replacement

[@MrBenw123]

Really useful video, Jay! This helped me massively when doing both mine on my 2013 Fiesta. The pinch bolt that holds the bottom of the wheel hub together was a real pain to remove. There's no thread in the middle of the bolt but it had rusted inside and expanded, so it was stuck fast. I rounded off the O/S bolt so had to use an extractor socket in the end. Both sides needed a hammer and chisel to separate the stub from the wheel hub too. When fitting the new arms, I found that lifting the wheel hub up using a trolley jack gave you more space to get the arms in, and then you can line up the stub with the wheel hub and drop it into place. Thanks for your video!

[@jaysworkshopgarage]

@@MrBenw123 Wow glad to help I know the struggle different cars I’ve done the same job on had similar or worse problems than what you have described trust me I know the struggle and but we learn from these experiences but thank you once again for your positivity

[@kylermckim]

Nice vid, did you grease the bushings or the joint? I’m about to do this job later

[@jaysworkshopgarage]

you can use grease or copper grease but I never as it was all went in nicely probably because of the whole can of WD40 I used lol

[@kylermckim]

@@jaysworkshopgarage haha that’ll do it , thanks

[@Asty1980]

Wow and my garage is trying to charge me 4 hours labour for this job alone.

[@jaysworkshopgarage]

that’s robbery

[@Jackacres02]

just replaced both lower arms on my ST180 today. Took me around 1.5-2 hours max.

[@jaysworkshopgarage]

@@Jackacres02 not bad 👍🏽

[@andycharger]

@@Jackacres02 Did you replace the bolts or reuse them?

[@jaysworkshopgarage]

@andycharger You’re supposed to replace them

[@cierondawson926]

Hi mate where u based? U got instagram or fb? Many thanks 👍

[@jaysworkshopgarage]

no socials sorry only work on close family & friends cars

[@cierondawson926]

@@jaysworkshopgarage no worries mate, can u send me the link for these exact parts please mate👌🏻got the exact same car, many thanks