r/MechanicAdvice • u/BrokenTierDxD • 6d ago

I need help to ID this cracked bit

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I can't for the life of me find it :(

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u/RDMercerJunior 6d ago

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u/BrokenTierDxD 6d ago

Oh thanks! I really appreciate the help bro <3

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u/TheBoxBurglar 5d ago

Are you going to be attempting to fix this yourself?

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u/Cringey_NPC-574 5d ago

If yes good luck ma boi

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u/Balidon58 5d ago

They might be able to use a spring compressor but they’d still need an alignment after.

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u/TheBoxBurglar 5d ago

If they can't name that obvious of a part then I would be concerned from a safety perspective with them actually attempting the fix.

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u/ka_shep 5d ago

That's a weird looking control arm. I've never seen one like that.

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u/krtsgnr_7230 4d ago

I thought it was for a rear wheel

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u/guyfromwoodstock 3d ago

Its a toe bucket on a infinti qx70 its rwd

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u/krtsgnr_7230 4d ago

I thought it was for a rear wheel

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u/Bob_tebuilder 6d ago

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u/RDMercerJunior 6d ago

Jump?

I hope it was a jump. 

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u/BrokenTierDxD 6d ago

Sorgy, accident

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u/coldbutalive 5d ago

Did you kick flip it?

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u/C0deBreak_er 5d ago

Like the dukes of hazard, you always heard the crunch while landing and saw them drive off in one of the other general lees. 😂

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u/articulatedbeaver 6d ago

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u/GuyDig 5d ago

"Lower control arms don't fly, lower control arms explode!!!"

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u/nomorewannabe 5d ago

I agree, how? That’s some Dukes of hazard grade stuff!

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u/rosscO66 6d ago

Never seen a bottom arm break like that before! Surely if it's been hit hard enough to do that, there must be other components broken too?

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u/vitalthought 6d ago

Lower control arm, were you having some fun before that happened lol? That’s a straight crack through

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u/Old_Leather_425 6d ago

You have to think there is additional damage elsewhere.

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u/vitalthought 5d ago

Or hit a rock/pothole but yeah I can only imagine how this sounded or felt

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u/Worth_Feed_5632 6d ago

Lower control arm

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u/IntheOlympicMTs 6d ago

The suspense is killing me. What did you do?

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u/GetDoofed 6d ago

The suspension is killing me

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u/Alternative_Round440 5d ago

We’re all waiting for OP to break the suspension in here too

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u/mosesenjoyer 5d ago

OP said accident

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u/bmeds328 5d ago

Do you by any chance drive in Boston regularly?

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u/MickeyM191 5d ago

Fawk you and ya cah you fawking fawk

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u/GuerrillaBear76 6d ago

There is no point of impact seen in this picture. I can see another crack on the back side. I'm guessing a drop... either off of Jack/jack stand or some dukes of hazard shit was going down

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u/chris_02gt 6d ago

i sincerely need to know what op was doing before this cracked. it doesn’t look old or rusted, what in gods name other than driving off of a ramp did you do to this car?

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u/Chippy569 6d ago

it doesn’t look old or rusted

it looks like cast aluminum.

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u/kurangak 5d ago

my guess, OP picked a fight with a boulder, and the boulder won

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u/BrokenTierDxD 6d ago

2017 Infinity qx70

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u/CasioOceanusT200 6d ago

Nice. That's a unique and quality automobile. Other than the lower control arm.

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u/ReallyBigRocks 5d ago

I would say that lower control arm is quite unique.

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u/NuclearHateLizard 6d ago

Lower control arm

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u/EntrepreneurTop8382 5d ago

It was the “Hit me baby one more time” stunt driving chicks car

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u/Aldog1227 5d ago

Lower control arm.

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u/Final-Breadfruit2241 5d ago

A few more jumps and it will take itself off...

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u/covid-was-a-hoax 5d ago

A bit, nah shes done for

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u/IHatrMakingUsernames 5d ago

Wow. I've never seen one of those bucket control arms break before

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u/Colmado_Bacano 5d ago

Wtf lol that's bad

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u/macius_big_mf 5d ago

Nice vertical crack

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u/Wadester58 5d ago

Man you knocked the fuck out of that thing. That must have been loud

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u/burledw 5d ago

If you’re having trouble finding it you probably going to have trouble taking it off and putting a new one in 

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u/unabnormalday 5d ago

That’s not fair I’ve done plenty of YouTube fixes and replacements after learning what a part was because I could finally google the actual name. Nothing wrong with that

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u/guyfromwoodstock 3d ago

Do you know how badly you can hurt yourself messing with compressed bucket springs.

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u/alexandria1001 6d ago

Caused by a pothole or some offloading maybe.

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u/KyOatey 6d ago

Did you drop it onto a curb? That's your lower control arm.

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u/Advanced-Ear-7908 6d ago

I'd guess they hit something in the road rather than a jump. Presumably something either rock or metal.

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u/animatedhockeyfan 6d ago

I have never seen a lower control arm like that. Wow

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u/pphili2 5d ago

Why does it look like it’s made of concrete? 🤔

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u/Brandonp2134 5d ago

Thats what cast metal looks like lol

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u/jubilantsockpuppet 5d ago

A very broken lower control arm

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u/Budget-Contact6073 5d ago

Cheaper at junk yard.

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u/MotorFabulous7547 5d ago

WoW! Cracked bit?? I’ve never seen a lower control arm cracked in half. I’m a retired LT1 Tech after 38 yrs. There’s a less cautious spring compressor you’ll need that is meant for rare dangerous issues such as this.

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u/Crazy_3rd_planet 4d ago

Aluminum is light but not that strong. Hence the crack.

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u/ConclusionCrazy355 4d ago

Why on earth would you make a high stress component like a control arm out of aluminium instead of steel?? This is just crap design.

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u/slowngentle 4d ago

Dangerous and fun

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u/brickmason256 5d ago

JB weld it

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u/CheesybisquitFTW 5d ago

Suspension arm, you're fucked. It needs to be replaced