broken left rear upper arm 2002 explorer

[grizwald1]

I own a 2002 Explorer and the left rear upper arm has cracked in half, what is the danger / implications of driving it that way? and what is the potential cost to repair?

 

[drdoom]

Don't drive it like that. You could fix it yourself for about $200.00 USD.

 

[grizwald1]

Can you please tell my why I should not drive it that way? Not sure if have the capability to fix it myself.

 

[drdoom]

Because it is a mission critical part of the suspension. You could wreck and hurt innocent people, even yourself. How could someone tell you that's OK?

 

[Tyleryac]

Don't mess around with a broken control arm. Get that fixed ASAP.

 

[grizwald1]

OK, I understand that I need to get it fixed, appreciate the feedback. Can anyone give me an estimate of what the repair bill might run? I am not capable of doing the repair myself and wanted to get an idea of what I'm generally looking at to have this repaired. Thanks

 

[drdoom]

Griz the arm with ball joint sells online for $120 USD shipped. From a shop it would of course be marked up, and labor charges also. I can only guess around $400 total, best thing is to get a quote locally.

 

[Tyleryac]

$400 sounds about right. If you can I would replace both control arms at once.