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Crikey…..this channel brings out the ‘inner mechanic’ in me I didn’t even know I had!! I swear it’ll go wrong at some point but so far so good 👍 Great videos
Just did these on both my 2016 Sports. What an absolute pain in the rear when trying to remove the ball joints (front and lower rear) because they will seize into the bearing cups. Land Rover does not sell the cups, so be careful. Has to use a press, because it appears those 36mm nuts have to be torqued to 214 ft lbs. Also, replaced the bearings on 3 of the them. A normal bearing removal kit on Amazon will not work, as the bearing outer size is about 97mm. The kits have the sleeve ring that is exactly the same size, so you can’t press them all the way out unless you can find a sleeve ring that is about 105 mm outside diameter so that the old bearing can slide through it. The bolts to the frame appear to be 75 ft lbs ( control arms). The sway bar to frame is 80 ft lbs. the steering ball joints is 52 ft lbs. Caliper retainer bolts are 98 ft lbs. caliper trainer bolts are 26 ft lbs. Hope this helps!
Hi, great wideos, but why do you not use a proper Nm with torque wrench in Your work? All this wiggling stuff have some planned data from producer of car or manufacturer of parts for longer and better work (and future services). Is the problem is the torque wrench or the leak of data about proper Nm?
My front driver side it feel a little be of shacking while driving over 65 mile ph also I can feel a movement on the same side while putting the vehicle in drive or rivers. Is like the cv axle have some sort of space. My vehicle have 34000 mile only I am a second owner
Hello Alex my 17 Land Rover Range Rover is shacking from the driver side tire! Vehícle have 36,000 miles only also I feel a clunk went I put the vehicle on R.
Not true! It’s the same on those vehicles for the same generation. The previous generation is a complete PITA. I am about to do this job in a 2014 Range Rover Sport, and the suspension is identical to this video of the Range Rover.
False. I ordered Moog replacement lower control arms to replace the original with 130k miles for only $50/side. Our RRS has been very reliable and the wear items have been very inexpensive. Stop with the lies.
@@JetFire9 NOT A LIE PAL…I have owned 5 Range Rovers over the corse of 10 years. Although I really love Range Rover, they were not inexpensive to maintain. I was fortunate that I had a friend who owned i independent Land Rover repair facility, but if you had to take that car to the dealership, you better bend over.
Good Day! Pls I loosed and removed the two back brake callipers to compress them as the new pads wasn't entering, after fixing them back and bleeding, the brake pedal goes flat at first and comes a bit hard after several pumping but still goes flat when left for few minutes, had tried several means of bleeding, even changed the brake master and ABS Module but still having same brake failure. Kindly help urgently. Sorry it's a Range Rover 2014 Autobiography and all the jobs where done without me activating the maintenance service mode or can it be the cause?
Amazing work your knowledge of the car really shows! you put RR dealer shops to shame her in Northeast! many times i have give them indication what the problem might be or they spend hours billing to try this or that and never find the real issues.
@@rosethioune7732 I do not know where you could rent one from. But you can buy it from quite a few places, its about US$300.00. There are other makes you could look at that might be cheaper. But the easiest job is with the right tool.
Awesome videos! I have a 2014 supercharged that has what I think is a parasitic battery drain problem. Every time it sits for over 4 hours the low battery indicator comes on. They have changed the alternator ,and the batteries twice. They still can’t figure it out. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance
Love the videos man. I have a 2014 l405 supercharged v8 w 73k miles when’s a good time to service the timing chain and air suspension. Everything is working fine car was always babied and maintained.
To verify I am speaking of the other control arm in front of the control arm in the video that you switched. The one that has a ball joint right under the cv boot
Hello thank you so much for video. I have questions where should rent the tool Ball Joint Separator Puller Extractor Removal Tool 204-793A fr Land Rover Jaguar
Hey bro, I was wondering by any chance you know what can be causing my issue I'm having with my 2014 Range Rover L405. I'm randomly getting this clicking/popping noise when I'm turning. It's only coming from my front driver side. I've already change both the lower control arms, and cv axle but noise still there. ;( Any help would be appreciated! Link to my video clip of noise: th-cam.com/video/GL_sI1hdKTc/w-d-xo.html
I have been driving these RR’s for a little over a decades now I mean from the 10 to 21 the best ones were the 2012 models Sport Supercharged. 14-17 were alright but not as trashy as 18-20 they have the worst Suspenssion systems ever at 9000 miles on the dash it feels like crap driving it as if the components are about to fall off. No more Range Rovers they are the worst SUV’s
Would have been nice to explain the symptoms and troubleshooting to pinpoint the problem. I know in this case, it is visual. Most of the time, it is not and we do not know how to confirm the root cause. We can't crawl under the car while it is being driven.
Hello Alex can you provide me with information where I can buy the lower arms for the front for my 2016 Range Rover please great videos on how taking all apart
Thanks alex. Just replaced mine thanks to you. Had to deviate slightly a bit. Looks like the previous mechanic got the bolts backwards. So had to get creative. KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING. WHERE YOU BEEN
I have a grinding sound when turning and my control arm needs replacing as the rubber has a whole and no Grease. Do you think that might be the cause of the sound? I didn't notice anything grinding or touching. That is the only thing I see wrong on driver side.
I assume you’ve had this well fixed by now, but usually that is the transfer case. Because this is an electronic transfer case, there was a TSB released in which it needs to be reprogrammed or ‘updated’ by JLR. This is combination with a fluid change usually makes the noise go away. Hope this helps you or someone else!
Hey Alex, I was wondering if this instructional video can be applied to the same job on a 2016 L494 Range Rover Sport? I have found it increasingly difficult to find L494 RRS info =\
Excellent vidéo and explanation ! Why do you suggest locking the suspension at access level ? When jacking the car, the wheel remains on the ground anyway.
Hi! I provide mobile car repairs for European vehicles in Southern California.
Request a quote here👇
app.shopmonkey.io/quote-request/e4c56803325fda668f1050eca12fba84?noExternalScripts=1
You are one of the best mechanics on TH-cam. Cheers
Glad you think so!
Great videos…just did oil n filter changes as well as front n rear brake pads change on L405. The step by step guides worked like a BOSS.
Crikey…..this channel brings out the ‘inner mechanic’ in me I didn’t even know I had!!
I swear it’ll go wrong at some point but so far so good 👍
Great videos
hahaha i know that feeling!
Just Having both sides replaced by Lookers Land Rover London UK Main Dealers
Taking them Hours and at a High Cost !!
Well done Alex
✊🙏
Thanks for your videos. They are great. Next time when you are replacing parts, could you descripe the symptoms of the problem?
I do the same with the wheel … like this dude …!
You're a star Alex, great job!
Just did these on both my 2016 Sports. What an absolute pain in the rear when trying to remove the ball joints (front and lower rear) because they will seize into the bearing cups. Land Rover does not sell the cups, so be careful. Has to use a press, because it appears those 36mm nuts have to be torqued to 214 ft lbs. Also, replaced the bearings on 3 of the them. A normal bearing removal kit on Amazon will not work, as the bearing outer size is about 97mm. The kits have the sleeve ring that is exactly the same size, so you can’t press them all the way out unless you can find a sleeve ring that is about 105 mm outside diameter so that the old bearing can slide through it.
The bolts to the frame appear to be 75 ft lbs ( control arms). The sway bar to frame is 80 ft lbs. the steering ball joints is 52 ft lbs. Caliper retainer bolts are 98 ft lbs. caliper trainer bolts are 26 ft lbs.
Hope this helps!
Hi, great wideos, but why do you not use a proper Nm with torque wrench in Your work? All this wiggling stuff have some planned data from producer of car or manufacturer of parts for longer and better work (and future services). Is the problem is the torque wrench or the leak of data about proper Nm?
Thanks. Good work!
🙏🙏🙏
If you ever have the chance to do a Super charger nose cone, I would like to see that one.
Great job 🙌🏽
Have you done a video on replacing the front sway bar bushing for systems with ACE? Thanks
My front driver side it feel a little be of shacking while driving over 65 mile ph also I can feel a movement on the same side while putting the vehicle in drive or rivers. Is like the cv axle have some sort of space. My vehicle have 34000 mile only I am a second owner
Great job 👍❤
Hi do you have a video of replacing driveshaft please thanks
Hey, thanks for the video! Is there a reason for access mode vs service mode?
Thanks!
Perfect travail 👏👍
🙏
Thank you......
Hello Alex my 17 Land Rover Range Rover is shacking from the driver side tire! Vehícle have 36,000 miles only also I feel a clunk went I put the vehicle on R.
Great video, so much easier on the Range Rover (full size) But a major job on the Discovery 3/4 and range Rover sport......
Thank you 🙏
Not true! It’s the same on those vehicles for the same generation. The previous generation is a complete PITA. I am about to do this job in a 2014 Range Rover Sport, and the suspension is identical to this video of the Range Rover.
I was referring to previous generation hence Discovery 3/4
Is this the same for the Range rover sport 2014?
Great video's
Thanks
yes that's an L494, the L462 Discovery, L405 Range Rover, and L494 Sport all have basically the same suspension setup. It likely will be identical.
Tight budgets and owning a LR don’t mix😎
False. I ordered Moog replacement lower control arms to replace the original with 130k miles for only $50/side. Our RRS has been very reliable and the wear items have been very inexpensive. Stop with the lies.
@@JetFire9 NOT A LIE PAL…I have owned 5 Range Rovers over the corse of 10 years. Although I really love Range Rover, they were not inexpensive to maintain. I was fortunate that I had a friend who owned i independent Land Rover repair facility, but if you had to take that car to the dealership, you better bend over.
Can I use your service to do the control arm replacement on 2010Range Rover sport 48k mileage
tnx brro❤
Good Day! Pls I loosed and removed the two back brake callipers to compress them as the new pads wasn't entering, after fixing them back and bleeding, the brake pedal goes flat at first and comes a bit hard after several pumping but still goes flat when left for few minutes, had tried several means of bleeding, even changed the brake master and ABS Module but still having same brake failure.
Kindly help urgently. Sorry it's a Range Rover 2014 Autobiography and all the jobs where done without me activating the maintenance service mode or can it be the cause?
Amazing work your knowledge of the car really shows! you put RR dealer shops to shame her in Northeast! many times i have give them indication what the problem might be or they spend hours billing to try this or that and never find the real issues.
Thank you!💪
Great explanation. Do you have a part number for the tool used to separate the joint?
JLR-204-793 👍
@@Alexfixty Thank you.
@arctic Graphic where did you got the tools. I trying to rent it but no luck
@@rosethioune7732 I do not know where you could rent one from. But you can buy it from quite a few places, its about US$300.00. There are other makes you could look at that might be cheaper. But the easiest job is with the right tool.
Thank you so much for your feedback. Yes I know it will make the job easier.
Awesome videos! I have a 2014 supercharged that has what I think is a parasitic battery drain problem. Every time it sits for over 4 hours the low battery indicator comes on. They have changed the alternator ,and the batteries twice. They still can’t figure it out. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance
Use an Amp meter to find out which accessory is draining the battery.
Hi Alex any chance you know someone with your knowledge of Range Rover for nj or ny ?
Love the videos man. I have a 2014 l405 supercharged v8 w 73k miles when’s a good time to service the timing chain and air suspension. Everything is working fine car was always babied and maintained.
I am in the Same boat. The same model, I might just pay to have it done and have the Super Charger Nose cone updated at the same time
How tight for each bolt?
Hows it going man any tips for the upper ball joint i cant get it off even with that land rover tool
Heat it up
Hello I wanted to know if you could come to Texas and fix mine please
probable for couple hundred thousands $🤣
After doing this do you have to get a tire alignment?
Yep
Can u come to.Rancho Cucamonga I own a LR4 HSE.Land Rover 2010
How much do you charge to replace lower control arms?
thanks for the video。did you do the alignment after replacement?
I did👍
How do you know how tight the bolts should be without measuring torque?
You don't. He should be using a torque wrench, especially for bushings.
Hi, what if I were to do the front lower forward control arm. It seems the axle is always in the way. Do u have to take off hub and push axle in.
No need to undo anything but bushing bolt and ball joint nut and then take it out
@@Alexfixty Thank you, I will proceed ;)
To verify I am speaking of the other control arm in front of the control arm in the video that you switched. The one that has a ball joint right under the cv boot
Hey can you do this without that tool
Probably with a rotary hummer
Alex I have a 2013 RR L405. Can I bring car to you for control arm replacement?
Hit me at landroveraleks@gmail.com
Hello thank you so much for video. I have questions where should rent the tool Ball Joint Separator Puller Extractor Removal Tool 204-793A fr Land Rover Jaguar
What did you end up doing ?
Some mechanic with a claw hammer. Are you a joiner?
So what?
How did you know it needed to be changed??
Clicking sound on bumps, damaged ball joint dust boot, wheel playing
@@Alexfixty thanks i have a 2015 RR S/C with 88000 miles im hearing a thumping noise when I turn my wheels someone told me to check the sway bars??
Inspection needed, difficult to say. Could be anything:) btw my passenger side shock absorber is making thumping noise already, with the same mileage.
You might want to invest in a torque wrench.
Hey bro, I was wondering by any chance you know what can be causing my issue I'm having with my 2014 Range Rover L405. I'm randomly getting this clicking/popping noise when I'm turning. It's only coming from my front driver side. I've already change both the lower control arms, and cv axle but noise still there. ;( Any help would be appreciated!
Link to my video clip of noise:
th-cam.com/video/GL_sI1hdKTc/w-d-xo.html
I have been driving these RR’s for a little over a decades now I mean from the 10 to 21 the best ones were the 2012 models Sport Supercharged. 14-17 were alright but not as trashy as 18-20 they have the worst Suspenssion systems ever at 9000 miles on the dash it feels like crap driving it as if the components are about to fall off. No more Range Rovers they are the worst SUV’s
Great job, do yourself and your knees a favor though….get some knee pads! Your knees will thank you in 10 years.
💯 I got it! Thanks!
Would have been nice to explain the symptoms and troubleshooting to pinpoint the problem. I know in this case, it is visual. Most of the time, it is not and we do not know how to confirm the root cause. We can't crawl under the car while it is being driven.
What is the tq spec for all the nuts/bolts? I don’t see any metion of this. This would be for a 2014 full-size RR. Thanks
Hello Alex can you provide me with information where I can buy the lower arms for the front for my 2016 Range Rover please great videos on how taking all apart
Subscribed for the valuable information
Man, amazing work.
Thank you for the videos, they were helpful when working on my range rover L405 👍
thank you for the video!
Thanks alex. Just replaced mine thanks to you. Had to deviate slightly a bit. Looks like the previous mechanic got the bolts backwards. So had to get creative. KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING. WHERE YOU BEEN
👊💪🙌
@@Alexfixtymine were so shot they came loose with pb blaster and light tap w hammer 🤦🏻♂️
@@Alexfixtyno Seperator required lol
Thank you, great to know. Im about to have mine replaced (on older model RR = 240k miles) and i appreciate knowing what is involved. Thank you.
Older ones are a lot harder than this era of Land Rover. I am sure you found that out the harder way.
Thanks great video
Good video. Why do you not use a torque wrench? Its safety critical to tighten nut & bots correctly particularly on the suspension.
How can you tell that the control arms need to be replaced my rr has 49k miles
Rubber ball joint boots are damaged, bushings have cracks, clanking noise
Love this channel! Thank you
Glad you enjoy it!
I have a grinding sound when turning and my control arm needs replacing as the rubber has a whole and no Grease. Do you think that might be the cause of the sound? I didn't notice anything grinding or touching. That is the only thing I see wrong on driver side.
I assume you’ve had this well fixed by now, but usually that is the transfer case. Because this is an electronic transfer case, there was a TSB released in which it needs to be reprogrammed or ‘updated’ by JLR. This is combination with a fluid change usually makes the noise go away. Hope this helps you or someone else!
Hey Alex, I was wondering if this instructional video can be applied to the same job on a 2016 L494 Range Rover Sport? I have found it increasingly difficult to find L494 RRS info =\
It’s the same.
Where are you located?
Excellent vidéo and explanation ! Why do you suggest locking the suspension at access level ? When jacking the car, the wheel remains on the ground anyway.
Last time I worked without locking air suspension compressor started pumping shocks when the car was on the jack. I prefer to lock it :)
brother...very good job
Great job and explanation..
Is there another tool I can use to press out ball joint ? Range rover dose t have it and I already took car apart can't get ball joint out
Heat gun and hammer
@@Alexfixty thank you for replying you are awesome I'll try this
Excellent Video my friend! These control arms on Range Rovers are known to wear out fast... how many miles is that Range Rover in the video?
Thank you! 80k miles on it 🙌
@@Alexfixty Ohh okay 👍🏼 Is wheel alignment necessary after changing control arms?
@@doctorhouse597 yes, it is :)
@@Alexfixty Thank you sir! 👍🏼
Will it work on 07 RRS?
Don’t think so :)
About your mobile services: Do you work in the San Bernardino area's?
Not yet, but most likely we will. Thank you.
Those control arm bolts are single use only so should not be re-used