Lower control arm bolt snapped .. while the car was parked

[MUSKOKA800]

So it's a lot more than a bad bolt if a whole component need be replaced.
OR that bolt was under-torqued and the resultant free-play would damage the other pricey part.
Thankfully my out of warranty 2008 sedan has exibited no such pricey clunk.

[Viperoni]

Originally Posted by MUSKOKA800

So it's a lot more than a bad bolt if a whole component need be replaced.
OR that bolt was under-torqued and the resultant free-play would damage the other pricey part.
Thankfully my out of warranty 2008 sedan has exibited no such pricey clunk.

WOW they recommend a new cross member along with new CA's and a particular bolt. Damm.

Sounds like the bad bolts wear a hole into the CM as they break or something along those lines. Interesting.

At this rate you guys might as well get those bolts swapped out before they break so you don't have to go through the extra expense, shouldn't take more than 20 minutes on a hoist.