# 2008 Ford Escape - Lower control arm broke. How do I fix it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford\ **Created:** [March 9, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902 "2022-03-09T17:50:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![earlchace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@earlchace](https://community.cartalk.com/u/earlchace)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/1 "2022-03-09T17:50:35Z")
lower control arm broke ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/2 "2022-03-10T21:56:22Z")
And??? Stuff happens. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/3 "2022-03-10T22:07:28Z")
when the ball joint was making noise did you not think you should have it looked at? Or did you hit a really large pothole? OR both? ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/4 "2022-03-12T00:17:11Z")
did it rust out? Some years of Escapes were having a sever issue with rust. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/5 "2022-03-12T00:31:36Z")
In general if you have to ask how to fix a general part like that, the answer is “take it to a good local mechanic.” I don’t think an LCA replacement is a good novice project. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/6 "2022-03-12T02:05:27Z")
How do you fix it? You buy a new one and replace it. Get an alignment afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/7 "2022-03-12T13:44:26Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > How do you fix it? You buy a new one and replace it. Get an alignment afterwards. +1 Like with any other repair job, one buys a good-quality part, and uses it to replace the broken part. Hopefully the OP didn’t think that he could weld that LCA back together. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/8 "2022-03-12T16:53:19Z")
you wrap it in a cast and wait a few months. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/9 "2022-03-12T16:57:32Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > you wrap it in a cast and wait a few months. … and give it an iron supplement. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-lower-control-arm-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/182902/10 "2022-03-12T18:38:26Z")
You replace the lower control arm with a new part. Rockauto has your control arm for $46.00 plus shipping. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/e/1ef1a9938f7e3d25508387acfd2e4b6c350575d8.png) Tester