Question:
I took my 1997 Audi A4 to the shop today b/c there was a "groaning" noise coming from my drivers side front tire area everytime i came to a stop/hit a bump in the road. The shop told me that the bushings in my lower control arm were dry and that they had lubed it up, but that I needed to replace the lower control arm and lower control link (and also an alignment after it was all done). Any insights?
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3 Questions:
1.) Is this worthwhile to do now, or do I wait and see if the lubrication does the trick?
2.) How necessary is this repair, i.e. safety-wise?
3.) How much should something like this cost? I am being quoted roughly $300 for each of the parts and then about 3.5 hours of labor.
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Thanks in advance for your help!
Answers:
The lower front control arm for this car has a dealer list of $186. The labor according to Mitchell is 1.0 hours. There is not, as far as I can tell, a lower control link (sometimes called a strut rod) on this vehicle since it has upper and lower A-arm suspension. The diagram I have for the front suspension on this car does not show one and no part number is listed for one. Perhaps they are not quoting what I think they are quoting.
Worn control arm bushings can cause significant toe movement in the front suspension which in turn can cause steering and braking problems and uneven tire wear.
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