In this video we finish putting the lower control arms, tie rod end and tire on this '09 Ford Fusion. All that is left is to check the wheel alignment and make sure we cure the customer complaint of the clunk noise and shimmy. - Enjoy!
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Part I: https://youtu.be/pVCI5Oseem0
Part II: https://youtu.be/0wvrY3ANx-8
Part III: https://youtu.be/HgAT6B0wtv8
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Part I: https://youtu.be/pVCI5Oseem0
Part II: https://youtu.be/0wvrY3ANx-8
Part III: https://youtu.be/HgAT6B0wtv8
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I go with Moog, these remind me of the mevotech suspension parts with the blue rubber. I had to warranty those parts literally a few months after install.
I'm wondering if I preloaded these control arms correctly I somewhat did it the same way you did. I had my car on floor stands and I jacked up that spindle until it came off of the jack stand approximately a half inch and then I tighten the lower control arms and I tightened up the upper control arm. I did it the same way on both sides of the car everybody else I see Jack the car up measuring from the fender to the center of that half shaft bolt 15 7/8 but no matter how high I jacked that spindle up I couldn't get it to compressed the 15 7/8 I can only get to get to about 17 in. Maybe the strut springs just too strong to compress that much.
Hey are you around anymore? I have a good question for you? After doing so many control arm in my life I'm wondering how you adjust something that has no adjustment and are these numbers a concern. I changed the lower control arms and upper control arm and enter in our tie rods on my 2011 Mercury Milan premiere. After doing so I took my car to tireMan for a front wheel alignment now they give me this piece of paper it shows before measurements and after measurements. Before measurements left side front camber -0.6° after -0.6° caster before 3.3° after 3.3° toe before -0.40 after 0.10° right front before measurements camber 0.3° after 0.2° Castor before 4.9°. after 4.9° Toe before -1.06° after 0.11° now I can understand there being an adjustment for the toe in and toe out. But I don't see an adjustment for the caster or camber all you can pretty much do is put those control arms in their spots and put the bolts in their places I don't understand the big number differences between left side and right side. Now it says before total toe -1.46°after 0.21° steering ahead before 0.33° after -0.01° I didn't do anything to the rear end but I can give you those numbers I just can't see why these numbers are so far different. Before measurements rear end left rear camber -0.7°after -0.7° toe before 0.28°after 0.30° right rear before measurements camber -1.4° after -1.3° toe before -0.15° after -0.17° rear total toe 0.13° after 0.13° thrust angle 0.21°, after 0.24° of all these adjustments what are the adjustments I need to be concerned about because I can't see you making any camber adjustments or caster adjustments these cars are built like pretty much set it and forget it. And this is what it says on the bottom of my sheet one or more values are not with in specifications tire wear handling and safety problems may result. Why would one side caster and camber be different than the other side of the car is that how to manufacture built these are these numbers within reason?
I know this is old, but love your work! I feel like you missed the worn out inner tie rod…it shouldn't be that flimsy. I'm having to do mine now, was looking forward to you doing the inner one though!
Dealer price to replace lower front rear control arm……$865…….they asked me when I wanted to schedule the work…..nah I'm good.
They couldn't get the tire balance even close and Walmart left the oil cap off and she got 20 free oil changes I wouldn't even go back if they messed up on them simple things Yikes Eric O good old Walmart supposed professional mechanics making all the rest of us mechanics look bad @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
If you unload your grease gun when not use it want have all the grease behind the ram. Thank Frank in west Tennessee
What brand has the grease fittings on the control arms? I have never seen one that has them.
This must be a northern car a lot of rust underneath. I have a 2010 it's been a great car well taken care of. 115,000 miles and still going strong. I learned a lot about my fusion. Thank you
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i have a 2012 fusion i just started replacing the rear shocks and wow what a mess, i could change the strut assembly in half the time , but it has been a great car
This is just the worst control replacement ever. I fucking hate this car
Took my steel rims into a guy to balance them for me (mounted the tires myself by hand) he said I did a great job and it only needed a small weight added…. too bad he did a shoddy job. watched him struggle with weights falling off, so I got closer to look at the can…. he was using spray lube! then to make them stick he used a die grinder to remove a huge patch of paint….. these were my winter rims, and we salt the roads too.
I was hoping to pick up some torque specs from this video. Looks like it guesstomont time !
Very helpful video.
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Idk how you can eat a full meal for lunch and not be in a food coma after. I’d want the couch and remote after that.
Looks like they got together with vw lol my mom has a 2006 vw passat have to take apart a lot to get a damn bolt out .
i need to change both of those control arms. would keeping the subframe lowered to replace both be the better option then?
What ive witnessed first hand at walmart tire shops is them put the tire on the balancer run it then take it off. No weights put on or anything. They just make it look like their doing their job.
awesome job eric even though the workshop is a dangerous place you make it fun and intresting at the same time if i lived in the states i would defo bring my motor to you
Second time watching 5/9/2020
Funniest part, Grease Gun… lol
That barcode label on the lip of the tire may cause a slow leak. This happened on my Pilot Sport Runflat. A few PSI lost every few days. I don't know why tire manufacturers insist on putting a label right where they shouldn't put it.
I work at Wally world I take offence to what you said😂🤣😂🤣…. but seriously a lot of employees dont know what their doing nor know how to setup a laser balancer up properly.
Your not the only one that's thinks about licking it lol
I am a 'smither of locks', I could fix that door lock for you.
Wow I have the same creeper!
Engineers nowadays are just educated idiots. Engineering and design depts should have to have everything cleared by mechanics before approval.
How can I send you a valve stem puller?😉🤣
It's easier to change control arms if you do both whilst you have the sub frame lowered great video's by the way really enjoy your channel
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When I was a kid, Ford used to have a TV commercial that said, "better ideas come from Ford". It had a lightbulb that would light up. Well in my thinking, the lights are on but nobody's home.
“I can’t find the hole! Must be my first time” LOLLLLL😂😂😂😂
Nothing's better steak and motor oil /aggravation .
this is why I fix stuff too!🤣
Just getting to see this video…. Am I crazy or did you just edit past balancing that wheel?! You can't spin it with the weight on, remove it and just add a weight without re-spining first. That 1.5oz will not be accurate. Does your machine have a magic "ignore installed weights" button? Not hating on you Mr. O, I love the videos, but 1/2 the time I am looking for the "hey I know I just put this here, but we forgot to do xyz first". Must have just hit the editing room floor. 😉
I'm surprised that you didn't do both sides. Will that cause any adverse effects with driving? Do you normally only do one side?
on them ford is the a frame pre put together befor they put it in the car?
I know this is an old video, and you might not see this comment, but I was gonna say. I always put those sleeves back in with a bolt and nut and large washers. Quick and easy with an impact.
Great video as usual sir.
Your my favorite mechanic because your actual honest and that says a lot
About how much was this repair? I think I need something like this done to my Fusion.
Next generation of Fords, remove the transmission to change the brake light. What a design.
Great videos. Just curious–I only saw the torque wrench used once. Was that because it was only needed once, or just shown once to keep the video from being too long?
Waited for the inner tie rod…never got replaced. Im sad.
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You obviously conform to the idea of doing the kind of work that you would put your name on. You are very detail oriented and that makes my heart sing.
What happens if you don’t tighten at the ride height ?
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