Lower Control Arm

As the brake hoses were in so bad shape, I ordered new, better ones.

To make changing them easier, we also removed some small parts ;)

We began the lower control arm overhauling from the driver side. It took us one evening to get it off and we managed to do it without spring compressors. We used our cheap hydraulic jack to support the control arm, removed the spindle and shock absorber and then slowly lowered the arm to unload the spring. Then it was simple to remove the inner bolts from the frame and the control arm was free.

Predictably the control arm was really dirty but luckily there was no rust. It just needed some cleaning and paint before new bushings and joint could be installed.