How to Replace Front Lower Control Arm 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue

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This video shows you how to install a new quality TRQ lower control arm with ball joint in your 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue. Control arms are a crucial part of the suspension system of your vehicle. They not only carry the load of the vehicle to the wheel, but they typically also maintain its alignment. Control arms are typically large and strong, so you may be surprised it needs replacing. They contain rubber bushings for smoother rides at the cost of eventual wear, or integrated ball joints that require replacing the entire arm when they wear.
This process should be similar on the following vehicles:
2008 Nissan Rogue
2009 Nissan Rogue
2010 Nissan Rogue
2011 Nissan Rogue
2012 Nissan Rogue
2013 Nissan Rogue
Tools you will need:
• Pry Bar 1aau.to/oRI/1AX...
• 18mm Wrench
• 20mm Wrench
• 18mm Socket 1aau.to/oadU/1A...
• 21mm Socket 1aau.to/oadU/1A...
• Pickle Fork
• 1/2 Inch Impact Gun 1aau.to/orX/1AX...
• Ratchet 1aau.to/obwJ/1A...
• Socket Driver
• Socket Extensions 1aau.to/obo8/1A...
• Torque Wrench 1aau.to/oaAw/1A...
• Gloves 1aau.to/oXA/1AX...
• Safety Glasses 1aau.to/oQK/1AX...
• Chisel 1aau.to/okt/1AX...
• Floor Jack 1aau.to/o2h/1AX...
• Hammer 1aau.to/oSx/1AX...
• Jack Stands 1aau.to/oRt/1AX...
• Wheel Chocks
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[@deanbuffoni5139]

What a project to get the ball joint out

[@dewayneanderson7383]

TRQ PLEASE improve this as follows. One commenter says Pinch Bolt won't go back in with new Control Arm tapped into the Pinch Bore - exactly as I suffered in ignorance on my first side (denting my tapped in Pinch Bolt's Threads against what turned out to be a 'Too High' Pinch Pin. Another commenter says new Ball Joint won't go into the Pinch Arm (I think with Pinch Bolt left in but nut fully loosened - exactly as I'd tried on my second side. TRQ - TEACH and SHOW - as a New Video Insert just after your Tap In @ 08:29 - that the new Ball Joint must be Tapped In JUST EXACTLY ENOUGH (I'm guessing +/- 0.25 mm or 0.01inch) to show a SMOOTH BORE when you Sight Carefully Through the Whole Length of Both Sides of the Pinch Bore. AHA! We DIY'ers need to be taught that the half-circle cutout part way up the Ball Joint's Pinch Pin is Nissan's Perpendicular Interference Fit SAFETY DESIGN. It assures that the Ball Joint's Pinch Pin can NEVER Fall Down and Out of the Steering Knuckle's (Thru-Bolted) Pinch Joint. I wasted perhaps 6-8 total hours scratching my head without THAT understanding, by having to recover from my Different Mistakes on First and Second Sides. TRQ - add a bit to Show the Bore Sighting with Ball Joint Pin tapped in Too High and/or Too Low at first, then giving a 'Tiny Adjustment Tap' to achieve a PERFECTLY smooth Bore Sighting BEFORE you TRY to Insert the Pinch Bolt. Until then, I hope my too long comment will Help the Next Person!

[@wooshkabeeba132]

I had 2 problems with this job, the front A arm frame bolt was a "B" to get started, and if you push the ball joint in to far the locking bolt is a PIA to get in, it has to be precise and eyeballed to allow it to go into the locking clamp for the ball joint itself

[@opiewanslightsaber]

Need to wait to reinstall sway bar links until after you torque the forward mounted control arm bolts. Otherwise they will block access to the bolts (that is why they were removed in the firs place.

[@Wadagamebinmisin]

Great video! 💪🏼💯👊🏼🫡

[@BPoweredLove]

8:00 I always load the suspension before tightening these bolts.

[@heeves8262]

Amazing! Thanks so much.

[@asankovlogs]

I cant put he ball joint ball back. The ball joint is on the way of the bolt

[@Vana4633]

What if the bolt with ball joint doesn't want to go back on

[@bowtechlover1]

Thank you so much for a great video!!!

[@Rudaggar]

There was no 20 mm bolt/ screw at the back of link at all. On my 2012 rogue

[@dewayneanderson7383]

My 2014 Rogue's original Factory Links had Torx Holes (I think T35) Machined Into their Bolt Ends. I held my Torx (I think Size T35?) 'Allen Wrench Socket Bit' into the Link Bolt End as my Ball Joint Rotation Stop while also Loosening the Factory Link Nut with my (IDK) 18 or 19 mm Racheting Box End. A Crescent or a Crowfoot Socket would also work WITH your T35 in the Factory Link's Bolt End. TRQ's New Link Bolt did NOT have that Factory Nissan T35-Insert Bolt End. But, it DID have this TRQ Video's mentioned 20-mm FLATS which I WAS able to get my (Small; only 10-in) Crescent Wrench's semi-thin Head to fit onto. But, I had to gently push my (Slightly Thicker than Fixed Open-End 20mm Wrench!) Crescent Wrench Face Back JUST a bit against the new TRQ Link's Rubber Ball Joint Bellows before I could Tighten my Crescent Wrench to (Only) 20mm - tight against the Flat Faces of my TRQ link's 'Backup Nut'. Why? Because I found that a Very Thin FRONT FACE of my new TRW Link's built-in 'Backup Nut' was actually a bit LARGER and Fully Round - like the Round Rim of a Flange Nut which DOES also have its Hex Flats ... just slightly Above (or Below) that Thin Over-sized Full-Round Rim.

[@hunnybee3292]

I need a video of the rear changing unless it's the same thing...

[@wondmayele9886]

You should use C clips to remove the arm control instead of hammering

[@knucklehead564]

Is the cv shaft messed up after the lower control arm fails?

[@johnholmstedt4966]

How long did this take without editing?

[@jackychen7423]

Could you put subtitles for all next videos! Thanks

[@woodymulkey3666]

How often do the struts go out?

[@irenealvarado3494]

How fo u know when there bad