Lower Control Arm replacement - Notes & what the manual misses out...

Thank you Haydent and Brad, very much appreciated.

I suspect (and sincerely hope) you are right on the money with the caliper. Purely because machining discs, replacing pads alone never solved the problem. Like both of you I've tried this a few times.

What solved the problem was new LCAs and discs, but I suspect as part of the process the calipers get 'unstuck" (technical term...) for a certain period. I will try new calipers for the front including new disks. I hope I'll be able to report back with good news.

The car is just too good to give up on it :-)

Thank you again,

Regards
Sascha

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Originally Posted by Sascha

What solved the problem was new LCAs and discs, but I suspect as part of the process the calipers get 'unstuck" (technical term...) for a certain period.

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What I found was the vibration/shudder was caused by shagged bushes. The shagged bushes were caused by a sticky caliper. So the continuous excessive braking force on the bushes wore them much faster on that side.

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Originally Posted by BradC

What I found was the vibration/shudder was caused by shagged bushes. The shagged bushes were caused by a sticky caliper. So the continuous excessive braking force on the bushes wore them much faster on that side.

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That makes a lot of sense. And the worn bushes in turn also apparently, according to the independent LR mechanic, damage the discs through the shuddering.