✅( PART 2 ) DETAILED INSTALL 2001 - 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FRONT A-ARM CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT
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- If my video helped you or saved you money, please consider donating to my channel using the Super THANKS button found just below this video. Each donation goes towards tools, project supplies, parts, and production value. Big or small, every bit helps!!! In part 1 of this series, I showed you the steps required to remove the front control arms on a 2001 - 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan. In part 2, I show you how to install the new A-arms along with follow up videos on how to replace the sway bar end links and mount bushings as well as a full replacement of the power steering rack and pinion.
After all repairs are performed, a full 4 wheel alignment must be performed to prevent premature tire wear and unsafe wheel and tire alignment. Normally, the alignment will include shifting the cradle as well as repositioning front end components to achieve a proper alignment and steering geometry. Remember, it is up to the mechanic to ensure all components are installed correctly and all fasteners are tightened to specifications. Inspect your work before driving the vehicle!
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Man I just wish WV weather was as forgiving to vehicles as Texas is lol.. BOSS your videos have helped me a great deal these past few months and I really appreciate what you do here!! Thank you good sir!!
These videos on this Caravan have helped me immensely the ones on the rack and pinion I believe are going to be helpful as well. Just finished doing tierods inner and outer rear shocks and sway bar links front struts and sway bar links and currently waiting for my lower control arms to be delivered... Big help!!
Thank you so much. I can't beging to twll you how much this video helped me in replacing struts, inner/outer tie rods, lower control arms and sway bar links. Removing the cradle was well worth the effort. Thanks again.
Thanks for the video, very informative. My caravan has a really bad oil leak, and the whole area I will be working on is covered with a thick coating of guey, sicky , black oil. I dread this upcoming job, but I think I can do it thanks to your video, keep up the good work
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Thank you!
When you reinstall you need to preload the angle of the control arm how it will sit when the van is on top of it. You don't want to torque the pivot bolt down while it's not at the resting angle because this will cause the bushing to rip apart sooner.
How do you preload the control arm as close as possible in order to avoid quicker wearing
@@marafocker3391 Before you put the grease fitting on, either jack up the lower control arm at the ball joint until the car just comes up off the jack stand on that side, or place a jack stand under the ball joint and lower the car onto it, or drive the car up a set of ramps.
I’m not looking forward to the job. But I can do it. Thanks for the tutorial and the recommendation on the Kobalt impact. Gotta get me one of those
Plan for a few days and take your time. If you can, power wash the hell out of everything if it is oily/greasy. One bolt at a time and really its not bad.
If the cradle bolts don't come off easy then leave the shield on and just bend it a little so u can remove the arms that's what I did on mine the rear cradle bolts will not come off they were about to break so I just left the metal shield on and bend it enough were I can remove the control arms
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You're supposed to tighten down control arm bushings with the bushing at rest, i.e. the bushing centered when the arm is at normal ride height, not when its at its full extension..... ....the bushing is suppose to twist a certain amount as the arm goes up and down, there should be no twist in the bushing as the vehicle sits at normal ride height, that is if you tighten down the bushings with the arm in position at normal ride height..... .....if you tighten down the bushings with the control arm at full extension, where the bushing has zero twist, then when you put the vehicle on the ground at normal ride height, instead of zero twist the bushing has its max designed twist (Deflection) on it, and that bushing spends forever at its max designed twist (Deflection)... ....as you go over bumps the arm goes up and the bushing twists/deflects more than its max.... ....Lately, I've used a floor jack to raise the suspension to the same position as if it was at ride height (be careful, this will lift the vehicle off one of the jackstands a bit).... ....the rear bushing, since its shaped to the cradle, will likely twist itself into the proper index as you tighten down the bottom pan on the cradle, not to mention it would be very difficult tightening up that pan with the vehicle on the ground... ...But the front bushing, that is a perfect example of a control arm bushing that the arm has to be at normal ride height position before tightening down the nut that will anchor the inner sleeve in position that doesn't move....
I understand what you are saying however the bushing rotates with the arm and is not in a bind at all in this case. The internal bolt sleeve rotates in the bushing and is not in a fixed position. A bushing molded to the internal sleeve would exhibit what you are referring to. In that case I would actually leave the hardware on each arm loose then run the vehicle up on ramps then tighten the hardware down with vehicle weight on the arms. Good observation and thank you. Many folks dont know that.
I just have to know what product you used to pre treat the underneath before pressure washing it! I’m incredibly impressed! Please share your secret!
Simple green. 3 waves of spray on, let sit, and wash off.
Great detailed video on lower A arm installation. Going to be doing that on my 03 caravan and this is very helpful.
Thank you!
Is other direction to put the long bolt easy?
THank you for providing the video. I will be doing the lower control arm replacement n my van. Do you have a video where you replace the heating core?
Thank you. Unfortunately no I do not have any on replacing the heater core.
@@BOSSC351sProductions Do you still have the van?
@@dancar02 The red van was sold about a month ago. The green one's sale is pending receiving the title from the finance company who never issued it. My father needed a mobility van however he passed last month from cancer.
@@BOSSC351sProductions I am sorry for your loss. I have not seen videos when you are working in the green van.
I have a question about torquing down that pivot bolt Dodge says it must be done with wheels on and car sitting on ground so you have to have a drive on lift. Is this accurate?
Yes. On these arms they rotated after torqued. But normally the answer is yes.
Question is that the subframe your connecting the a arm too or is it the piece you fully took off first? A mechanic told me I need too have my subframe replaced but really didn't tell me what exactly he was pointing at because he was waving his flashlight around too fast and said he couldn't weld it because it is aluminum. Great informative video by the way!!!
That is the front end cradle. The long bolt I loosen to get it to shift is also what you take out on both sides to remove it. If it is damaged then you likely will not be able to have the front end aligned correctly as well as it being dangerous to operate on the vehicle.
I looked them up for 2005 - 2007 Grand Caravans and they run $1400 to $2000 from Dodge. Find your year and style van at a local pull-it part yard and have them remove it for you. Its cheaper and less hassle.
@@BOSSC351sProductions He told me that the bolt hold is just holding the screw is not really in place and he can not wed it or tap into it because its aluminum, I've worked cars for some never came across this issue
@@BOSSC351sProductions yeah I know about prices I've been looking around I actually found both parts for a real decent price just didn't know which part I actually needed
Can you send me a picture of the broken parts? BOSSC351@AOL.COM The cradle is just one piece.
Tourqe specifications?
How much torque ?
too much work taking the plate off
No, not really.
@@BOSSC351sProductionsthis looked like the CORRECT way .....