06/12/2024 03:28:19

Control Arm - Upper - Front - LH (Remove and Replace)

Correction Code 31014002

  • 2024-12-06: Added info on FUCA ride height tool for EMEA.
  • 2023-04-11: Added hyperlink to 18100402 Housing - Filter topic
  • 2024-03-05: Added steps of setting aside the frunk fuse box and images of the frunk fuse box bracket bolts.

Special tool required for this procedure:

Supplier Part Number Description
Tesla 1098012-00-A KIT, UCA RIDE HEIGHT TORQUE TOOLS (all regions except EMEA)
Tesla 1098012-E2-B Model X FUCA Ride Height Torque Tool (EMEA region)

Removal

  1. Remove the HEPA filter housing. See Housing - Filter (Remove and Replace).
  2. Release the tabs (x4) that secure the frunk fuse box, and move the fuse box upwards then forwards.
  3. Remove the bolts (x3) that secure the underhood fuse box bracket to the body (torque 7 Nm).
  4. Gently move the underhood fuse box to the right to provide access.
  5. Remove the front LH wheel arch liner. See Wheel Arch Liner - Front - LH (Remove and Replace).
  6. Remove the nut that secures the ride height sensor lever to the upper control arm (torque 7 Nm).
  7. Working through the wheel well, move powertrain coolant pump 2 to gain access to the rear bolt that secures the upper control arm to the body.
    1. Disconnect the electrical connector from the pump.
    2. Slide the pump upward, off the bracket.
    3. Remove the bolt that secures the pump bracket to the support bracket (torque 5 Nm).
    4. Remove the pump bracket from the support bracket.
    5. Release the harness clip on the upper inner side of the support bracket.
    6. Remove the bolts that secure the support bracket to the body (torque 10 Nm).
      Figure 1. Components removed and top-down view shown for clarity
    7. Remove the support bracket from the vehicle.
  8. Release the rubber grommets that secure the front wheel speed sensor harness to the body and the knuckle.
  9. Remove and discard the bolt and nut that secure the upper control arm ball joint to the knuckle (torque 60 Nm).
  10. Release the upper control arm from the knuckle.
  11. Remove the bolts (x2) that secure the upper control arm to the body (torque 68 Nm).
  12. Release the upper control arm and remove it from the vehicle.

Installation

Installation procedure is the reverse of removal, except for the following:
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Note
Clean the affected areas before installation.
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Note
When tightening a nut and bolt assembly, hold the bolt while torquing the nut.
  1. Install the front upper control arm, and then hand tighten the bolts (x2) that attach the front upper control arm to the vehicle.
  2. Install the ride height tool onto the LH front upper control arm and the body.
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    Note
    For EMEA FUCA Ride Height Tool (1098012-E2-B): Clean debris in the shock tower, and then align the tool profile with the shock tower profile.
    Figure 2. FUCA Ride Height Tool - All Regions except EMEA
    Figure 3. FUCA Ride Height Tool - All Regions except EMEA
    Figure 4. FUCA Ride Height Tool - EMEA
    Figure 5. FUCA Ride Height Tool - EMEA
  3. Tighten the bolts (x2) that attach the front upper control arm to the vehicle (torque 68 Nm).
  4. Remove the ride height tool from the vehicle.
  5. Refer to the Alignment Requirement tables to determine whether an EPAS alignment check (EC) or four wheel alignment check (AC) is necessary. If performed, add the alignment check/adjust as a separate activity. See Alignment Requirement - Suspension.