In the process of replacing my front driveshafts and noticed the right control arm has cracks on the front facing side. Believe the cracks are in the welded area. I guess this needs to be replaced? Anyone else experience this?

 

The arm is still on the car. The ball joints (TRW, bought in 2005) are also shot, so will need replacing, plus I have the OEM control arm bushings, but don't want to replace prior to firming up the fate of the control arm?

This is a picture of the crack.

Can't even see much in that pic. Looks fine to me - throw a bead of weld on it if you like. I would probably just run it.

 

This is a Brat - not a swiss watch.

 

GD

Will pull it out and take it to the shop to put a weld bead around. There are a couple of sections with the cracks.

Doesn't even look like a crack to me - clean it up with a wire brush and get another picture. Looks like an undercut on the weld or something. Frankly it's probably been that way since it was new - I would just run it.

 

GD

OK, will get better pictures prior to moving forward.