How to Replace Front Upper Control Arm 08-12 Jeep Liberty

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You may be surprised to hear you need to replace a control arm, especially if the vehicle is never driven hard, or has been in an accident. More often than not, the arm is in fine condition, but the bushings or ball joint have worn out, causing noise, play in the wheel, or other unsafe conditions. This video shows you how to install a new TRQ upper control arm in your 2008-12 Jeep Liberty.
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This process should be similar on the following vehicles:
2008 Jeep Liberty
2009 Jeep Liberty
2010 Jeep Liberty
2011 Jeep Liberty
2012 Jeep Liberty
Tools you will need:
• Pry Bar 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00020
• 18mm Wrench
• 18mm Socket 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00043
• 19mm Socket 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00043
• 21mm Socket 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00043
• 8mm Socket 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00017
• Trim Tool Set 1aau.to/oa/1AXXX00004
• Locking Pliers 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00139
• 1/2 Inch Air Impact Gun 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00252
• Ratchet 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00016
• Socket Extensions 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00015
• Swivel
• Torque Wrench 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00044
• Hammer 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00091
• Pick 1aau.to/oa/1AXAA00037
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[@CursedCow678]

Cool thanks for the passenger side. what about the driver side a arm?

[@chryslerprowlerv8]

Didn't show that dreaded driver side upper control arm

[@SaphiqueTDE]

Do you have any tips on the driver side? Can’t seem to get to the rear bolt on the upper control arm!

[@leonarddesrochers4390]

Boy you guys make this look so much easier than it seems. Great vid

[@sotos2428]

Because this is the Easy one 😂

[@bakanaman2]

Great timing on this video. I literally just bought new UCAs from A1 Auto and will install them next week. Thanks!

[@marcel-lucas]

Vidéo parfaite, elle me servira sans doute dans le futur (Perfect video, it will probably serve me in the future)

[@xpsraton1]

Do you have a video how to remove a front control arm lower ? Your videos are so good and clear.

[@tristanhawkins5873]

Love your videos it’s helped my replace the whole front suspension on my jeep but I need to know how you got to the rear bolt on the front driver side upper control arm because I have a steering column in my way and I need to know if I have to take that out in order to get that last bolt

[@djhoganmix8639]

i buy the TRQ upper control arms what is the torque Front Ball Joint Nut? in the manual it says (Front Ball Joint Nut (Upper) 21mm 60 lbs-ft)

[@rolandoperez8054]

Not the driverside

[@marcoantoniogarciabautista]

Greath job bro..!!!!thank's

[@robavis4906]

i need to change mine. I can do the passenger side but i cant get to the bolt on the driver side. If some how i do manage there is no way to torque it. I may have to get someone to do that side.

[@frankjschmidt6493]

i did this, and manual says to tighten/ torque upper bolts after car is back on the ground

[@isakforgivenkuutondokwa6775]

Is it safe to replace bushings only???

[@GTCaLvii]

Do the drivers side

[@lilerat]

No grease in the ball joint?

[@thebull3278]

You guys always do the easy side videos never do or show the hard side

[@joehardway]

Ahhh... THAT's where I went wrong! U hafta take tha nut COMPLETELY off, and then threadit back on, B4 bonkin the knuckle down, or the bolt just spins. Even when I put a 10mm wrench on the end'a tha bolt to holdit in place, I ran outta bolt b4 tha nut broke free, n ended-up havin to cut the bolt and replace both upper control arms. Same issue on install, till I figured out that I needed to jack the lower arm up, n pry down on the upper control arm, to create tension on the ball joint, to allow me to torque the nut.
Only constructive criticism I might offer is to warn of the potential "gotchas", such as I experienced, as many of us know nothin more than we learned from your vid... ;)

[@bscunningham12]

The passenger side is the easy side. Wish you had done the drivers side, it looks like a whole other animal.

[@MikaelFresco]

Do the driver side please

[@xavialexander8094]

Do the driver side and see if it’s that easy :)

[@GTCaLvii]

Exactly. They show us the easy side and not the side im actually gonna have difficulty with

[@djhoganmix8639]

can make a video from the driver side please?

[@TRQ]

+Dj Hogan Mix We do not have a video for this repair right now, but we'll keep this request in mind for a future video! 1aau.to/m/Shop-TRQ

[@djhoganmix8639]

@@TRQ ok thank U

[@kingfreedom1863]

Dude you sound like chrisfix

[@cesargdzs1960]

104 pounds? Torque or 140 pounds?

[@Objectional_Opinion]

You just torqued it down without having the wheel on the ground? Ouch. Lost a lot of credibility on those moves.

[@ed2322]

Do the drivers side