Chrysler 5085418AD Rear Lower Control Arm

Position the car by lifting it at the rear, placing it on secure jackstands. Take the lid off the lower control arm, if your vehicle has one. Turn off the car's engine and prop the back end up on stands, then loosen the wrench bolts that keep the lower shock mount and stabilizer bar link attached to the lower control arm. When these nuts are removed, lift the link away from the arm. Remove the lower control arm-to-knuckle bolt. Take out one fastener where the lower control arm meets the subframe body. Then, detach the control arm. To put the parts back together, first push up the suspension by lifting the knuckle with a floor jack to match actual ride height. Then secure all hardware.

Push down the locking nuts holding the front wheels, lift the vehicle by its front, and place it on stable jackstands while you take off both wheels. Unscrew the balljoint-nut that connects to the control arm. Use an Allen wrench to turn the ballstud when needed. To remove the balljoint, we must use the right tool, but when taking out the assembly, keep the knuckle together with the control arm. Yanking the knuckle apart risks hurting the joint inside the driveaxle. Move the single linkage cables connecting the stabilizer bar from both ends of the bar. Lift the bar up and off the path. Take off the control arm-to-subframe holding bolts. Then, disconnect the control arm. Look at the control arm to see if it's straight, and replace it if not. Check all bushings for damage, changed bushings can break the whole control arm. Hang the control arm onto the subframe. Bolt in the vertical and front mounting parts, but don't tighten them yet. Make sure the crossmember has the rear bushing oriented correctly. Place the control arm back to the balljoint, tighten the new nut, and then bolt the front and rear control arm mountings into place. Finish by adding the front tire and wheel bolts, let the car down, screw on the bolt, and ask a mechanic to check the vehicle alignment to keep the wheels straight.