I kept hearing a noise from the front end, tightened the spring seats, and the noise kept up so I did some digging on the threads. I fingers pointed to the control arms, talked to a few guys who are knowledgeable and decided to change them. Noise free... The noise is at low to moderate speeds and wo...

Sorry about the delay but I was able to change both control arms with little to no issues. The way I went at it may not have been the best way but worked. Taking the old controls arm off was not difficult getting the new on is what took a little time. Getting the two bolts from the sub-frame to thre...

aok404,

How did you leverage your pipe? I have new ball joints as well so I will be replacing those.

Thanks for the learning curve notes and anything additional you recall. With 404 in your username that gives me the assumption that your a techie as well?

@ jimmy57 thanks for the advice applying penetrating oil is one thing I did while staring at them after changing the brakes. @ aok404 just removing the old control arm and reinstalling new on my way to grab said offset tomorrow, from what I notice yesterday there is only four bolts I need to remove ...

I have a 2000 S80 with 147,000, I have read everything I can find online. My first attempt resulted in installation of new pads and rotors and called it a day. What is the best way to remove the two bolts of the control arm that are bolted to the sub-frame? I will take any additional help.