What will happen if.....

[Live2Ski]

control arms are not replaced even if they need to be?

[98a4]

They can fail and you to loose control of the car and make you regret not replacing them. They can do a good bit of damage of more then one fails at a time...

[DarkkstaR]

I've seen an A4 "fall" before from a broken arm....not cool.

[Live2Ski]

Well I dont think my car is hazardous to try yet. I just have the usual clunks when I go over uneven pavement at slower speeds. And I dont really have 600-800 bucks to throw at the car.

[A4-disiac]

how do you know when they need to be replaced. sorry for the noob question.

[Live2Ski]

Well from what I gather there is no right or wrong time. You car will develop clunking noises when you go over uneven pavement. I guess it all depends on how long you can tollerate those clunking noises. How many miles are on your car?

[A4-disiac]

Originally posted by Live2Ski
Well from what I gather there is no right or wrong time. You car will develop clunking noises when you go over uneven pavement. I guess it all depends on how long you can tollerate those clunking noises. How many miles are on your car?

I don't know if you were asking me, but I have 54000 miles on the car. I don't have any clunking noises, but I'll pay close attention to it.

[Live2Ski]

Yeah I think 54,000 is a little early for the control arms to go, but def. pay attention. For reference mine started making noises around 92,000 miles.

[G-low]

mine started to sqeek but then that went away, but now they seem to knock alittle when i step on the brakes i only have 60k miles could it be something eles?(the nocking when i hit the brakes??)