How to Replace an Upper Control Arm

1. Why didn't you replace ballbushing joint?

2. No need to dremel the body, just keep baking the screw and it will bend it a little and pass right through. Just did that today and saved myself the extra hassle of having to cut the frame..

3. Thank you for explaining the whole process in great detail! 👍🏼

4. Why would they make it to where you have to dremel out some metal to get the bolt out?

5. If u need to watch how-to videos perhaps u shouldn't be doing the job in the first place.

6. I would probably also replace the upper ball joint lol. I’m debating just replacing the bushings on the upper control arm instead of replacing the entire control arm. The metal seems to be fine.

7. I had to cut the metal on the driver's side and passenger side. FYI I have a 2007 trailblazer.

8. Because of you I believe I can do this myself.
   I dont have a ball joint press but I am getting in from Amazon. It is 100$ cheaper too!
   Would it be ok to do my upper arms and later do the ball joints when the press arrives?

9. Goood job, great, detailed video. Thanks alot. I cant say more bout how your detailed information makes this video perfect!!

10. Damn the ball joint looks effed

11. I've the same problem in my 2007 Trailblazer, thanks for the video, but you were not cut in the car's metal you were cutting my heart 🙂 , there must be another way to do that get that screw out.

12. This is also the SABB Q9-7 x suv

13. Yep you nailed it 150,000miles is exactly what I have on mine and they are shot

14. Damn I wanted to see from a 1997 Oldsmobile bravada

15. I just replaced my passenger side with a Mevotech upper control arm. Most of it was straightforward except the pinch clamp that goes on the ball joint was too thick to seat all the way down and I could not get the pinch bolt back in without grinding material from the bottom of that section. Think I'll try another brand when I replace the driver's side.Also the ABS cable clamp would not come out of the old arm not matter how much I tried working screwdrivers etc. up into the clip. Finally broke and now I have it securely zip tied into place while I try to find a replacement.

16. Your a great teacher

17. Thanks ChrisFix, now I want to go outside and rebuild my entire front suspension. 🙂
    She's a 2004 Chevy TB 4X4 with 200,000 miles so it probably needs it done anyway.
    It's a great vehicle for my needs.
    Thanks for the awesome videos. 🙂

18. IF YOUR JACK STAND IS UNDER THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE WHEEL WAS LIFTED JUST OFF THE GROUND, (about an inch, at the most!), WHEN YOU LIFTED THE VEHICLE. YOU DON'T NEED TO PUT THE WHEEL BACK ON WHEN YOU TORQUE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS……….."cheers!"

19. I really wish you had a 07 nbs chevy silverado 😅

20. Thank you Chris Fix. I was looking for a video on how to replace the driver side control arm. Cutting that little part of the fender helped me. Thank you for your video.

21. Very OLD video where a primate version of chris fix hits things with this hand 🙂
    Later he bought tools for that and learned better.
    Came after watching the honda complete rebuild 🙂

22. Why didn't you replace the ball joint while you had everything apart?

23. Tank so much bro

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26. Chris, you are the man!! Love how you
    give excellent tips and procedures for all your tutorials. I've been using your expertise for many years. You've save me sooo much money, and I'm simply a novice. Keep up the great work. It's much appreciated.

27. Best video I ever see great job Thanks

28. Where Chris was out of blue loctite I was reminded of the Red Green episode "No Duct Tape" – PANIC!

29. Ratcheting wrench seems like a bad idea there – at least the kind that you have to flip to reverse. You put that on there and turn the bolt out, you get to the point you can't go any farther, you can't get the wrench off anymore, the bolt isn't out far enough yet, and you can't screw it back in again.

30. Amazing photography. You just cannot beat a ChrisFix video.

31. Right to the point and explained everything. Good job.

32. Nice Chris! Just bought one of these and was checking to see the process. First video on this part and bam its ChrisFix here.

    Friendly tip for anyone with the cold start issues (clean throttle body) mine was gunked up after a serious clean the truck runs and start like a dream.

33. Boy you just save me some bucks

34. Was looking for control arm replacement for 2017 Colorado vifdeo.

35. 240,000 and these need replaced!!! Just found out mine are toast

36. good video

37. Hey Chris Fix, I just wanted to thanks for this video. After watching this, I was able to replace both left and right upper control arms on my 06 Trailblazer. I started with the left side first since you mentioned that was the hardest side. You weren't kidding. lol
    The right side didn't take long at all. Anyway, thanks again. Now I need to take it in for a wheel alignment…

38. Video was great but i couldn't quite get the clip off the upper control arm without breaking it unfortunately.

39. I see how it is. No Saab 9-7x talked about.

40. Thanks for the lesson. I was planning on paying a mechanic to do this, but after watching your video, the only money I'm going to spend for a mechanic is for a wheel alignment after I install the new uppers on my 06 Trailblazer…

41. why not change the bushing of control arm?

42. "A pliers"

43. I was expecting the old ah man that's not good, like the transmission video

44. Actually — not a bad video. I learned that there are no adjustments on the upper control arms. That's news to me as I retired before these vehicles came into my shop.

45. I have a 2007 Trailblazer with 75k miles, all 8 control arm bushings are shot. Get them inspected after 50k.

46. If you have led an exemplary life the bolts will not be frozen inside of the bushing sleeve.

47. and change the ball joint?

48. Even Chris fix hates gm

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