Bent control arm or bad bushings
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Bent control arm or bad bushings
I recently took my car to get an alignment and the shop told me they couldnt fix the front alignment because of a bent control arm. my question is I never hit any curves so how did I get a bent control arm? could bad bushings cause this? or shut up and just buy another control arm!
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i HIGHLY doubt your control arms are bent. the front lower control arms are thick and heavy as hell. Usually when a shop cannot do a proper alignment its because:
1. your eccentric bolts are rusted and thus the alignment shop cannot see the "notches" on them to measure the camber degrees.
or
2. the bolts are fused/rusted onto the control arm and thus the arm needs to be replaced altogether.
Do your wallet a favor ans find another alignment shop.
i HIGHLY doubt your control arms are bent. the front lower control arms are thick and heavy as hell. Usually when a shop cannot do a proper alignment its because:
1. your eccentric bolts are rusted and thus the alignment shop cannot see the "notches" on them to measure the camber degrees.
or
2. the bolts are fused/rusted onto the control arm and thus the arm needs to be replaced altogether.
Do your wallet a favor ans find another alignment shop.
Last edited by MIGS; Dec 10, 2010 at 07:38 PM.
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ya im going to take it to another shop! the guy took like an 1 hr to try and fix my alignment. then he came in and was like ya i couldnt fix your front alignment cuz your control arm is bent.. he didnt show me anything.. and there was a long wait for other cars to get their alignments..
I recently took my car to get an alignment and the shop told me they couldnt fix the front alignment because of a bent control arm. my question is I never hit any curves so how did I get a bent control arm? could bad bushings cause this? or shut up and just buy another control arm!
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Yes, that is correct; if they are worn to the extent that the control arm isn't held firmly in one set location (ie. there is sufficient play to move the arm back and forth), then no alignment can be made, as an "alignment" is substantially the setting the correct fixed location of those arms.
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