OEM 2006 Scion xA Control Arm

2006 Scion xA Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the Control Arm in a manual transaxle's front suspension on 2006 Scion xA?

  A: The front wheel needs to be detached to start servicing and repairing front suspension No. 1 lower arm for vehicles with manual transaxles. Remove the front suspension No. 1 lower arm sub-assembly LH after disconnecting the front stabilizer bar and its secondary connection point. Install this assembly by removing three bolts as well as the nut and lower arm without applying rotational force to the nut. Apply the following procedure when installing the sub-assembly LH front suspension No. 1 lower arm: Rotate the ball joint stud 5 times in both directions after which apply a torque wrench to twist the nut at a rate of 2 to 4 seconds per turn and measure torque at the fifth turn. Install the front suspension No. 1 lower arm sub-assembly LH with temporary bolts and the nut before reconnecting both sub-assemblies and the front stabilizer bar. The front wheel needs a torque of 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.) for installation. The front suspension No. 1 lower arm sub-assembly LH must be secured completely by using the 2 bolts to connect the lower arm followed by torquing bolt A to 88 Nm (900 kgf-cm, 65 ft. lbs.) and torquing bolt B to 132 Nm (1,350 kgf-cm, 97 ft. lbs.) without rotating the nut. Conduct an inspection and proper adjustment of front wheel alignment at the end of the process.