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      06-22-2021, 07:21 AM   #47
XRatedM
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Drives: 11' X5M - 19' VW GTI
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Northern VA

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After the purchase, I got a post-purchase inspection done (although I had expected it to be much more detailed but it was very high-level) and one of the things reported bad were Front Thrust Arms.

Front suspension has had a clunk noise since day one and it's probably caused by one of the three; Front Thrust Arms, Lower Control Arm or Upper Control Arm. Since it was mentioned in the inspection, I wanted to replace these first - I had also bought sway bar end links but I didn't have a 18mm spanner, so skipped it for now. Lol

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FR

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FL removed

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FR

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FL

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Service manual calls for replacing all bolts and nuts. They are self locking.

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Torqued under load
18mm bolt on the bushing side was torqued down to 100nm + 90 degrees.
27mm ball joint nut was torqued down to 80nm.

Last edited by XRatedM; 05-04-2022 at 06:19 PM..
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