Genuine Mitsubishi Galant Control Arm

Mitsubishi Galant Control Arm Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Rear Arm, Passenger Side
  MR325256
  Q: How to remove and install the rear trailing arm, rear lower control arm, rear toe control arm, and rear upper control arm on Mitsubishi Galant?

  A:

  Before removing the wheels, loosen the wheel lug nuts, lift the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Detach the nut, washer, and bolt that are securing the rear end of the trailing arm to the rear knuckle and remove the plug at the front end of the trailing arm to gain access to the nut on the pivot bolt. Removing the nut, washer, and bolt connecting the trailing arm body's front end allows you to remove the trailing arm and check the bushings for cracks and deterioration. Replace any parts which do not look good. To install, reverse removal! Install bolts with heads facing out. Raise rear knuckle to normal ride height and tighten bolts/nuts to specified torque. Only after all other suspension bolts/nuts are tightened should the lug nuts be tightened. To remove the lower control arm, you must first remove the nut securing the stabilizer bar link. Next, if your vehicle is equipped with ABS, unbolt the clamp for the wheel speed sensor wiring harness. After that, remove the nut, lock washer and bolt securing both ends of the lower control arm to the knuckle. Finally, take out the lower control arm. Prior to loosening the balljoint nut, knock the knuckle to free the stud, and remove the pivot bolt with lockwasher and nut, mark the position of the eccentric at the inner end of the control arm for the toe. Check for wear or damage in the bushings and the ball-joint in the outer end of the toe-control arm. For installation, align the reference marks made on the eccentric and rear suspension crossmember. Raise the rear knuckle and tighten the bolt/nuts to the specified torque. Finally, check the rear wheel alignment and adjust if necessary. With another lug nut loosened, raise the vehicle again. Remove the bolt, nut and washer attaching the upper control arm to the knuckle. Then unscrew the bolts connecting both pivots to the body. Now, take out the upper control arm to prevent the knuckle from dropping outwards. Examine the control arm for cracks or bending and check the bushings for wear; replace both as an assembly if there are any problems. If brackets are separated, ensure they are positioned correctly and torque the pivot bolts and nuts to the specified setting. To install, reverse removal steps, tighten mounting bracket bolts, raise rear knuckle, tighten arm-to-knuckle bolt/nut to torque spec, before finally tightening lug nuts.
• Front Arm, Driver Side
  MR369664
  Q: How to remove and inspect a front control arm on Mitsubishi Galant?

  A:

  In order to get the control arm off, you will first need to loosen the wheel lug nuts on that side. Then raise the front of the vehicle, support it on jackstands, and take off the wheel. After that, take off the nut and pinch bolt from the balljoint stud attached to the Steering Knuckle entirely and using the prybar, separate the control arm from the steering knuckle. After that, take off the nut and washer from the forward pivot bolt on the control arm and pull out the pivot bolt. If the heat shield is fitted, remove it together with the two nuts and the two bolts from the clamp for the rear control arm bushing; remove the control arm and the rear clamp from the vehicle. To inspect it, the nut securing the rear clamp and bushing to the control arm is removed, and the bushing is slid off the control arm stud. Examine the control arm for distortion and the bushings for wear; replace the control arm if the arm is bent or the forward bushing is cracked, torn or worn out. These parts are not replaceable. Have a dealer service department or machine shop press out and press in a new bushing for the clamp if the bushing has worn or become damaged. Inspect the balljoint as well. In case it is worn out, you will have to replace the control arm since it is not available separately. To install, carry out the reverse of the removal process, NOT reusing the self-locking nuts but putting new ones in place and tightening all bolts to the correct torque values. Prior to tightening the pivot bolt on the control arm, raise the outer end of the control arm up with a floor jack like it has normal ride height. Finally, put the wheel and lug nuts on the car, lower the car and tighten the lug nuts to specified torque. After completing the job, have the front wheel alignment checked and adjusted as necessary.