You will know when the control arm bushing should be replaced by the way the vehicle drives. The back end will sway back and forth.
The bushings are pressed into the eye of the leaf spring on each end. The leaf spring should be removed and the old bushing pressed out on a shop press then press a new bushing pressed back in. In the old days I used to burn the old rubber out of the bushing then chisel out what is left.
The squeak is caused by lack of lubrication to the steering bushing. Pull the steering wheel off. There is a rubber bushing that surrounds the steering shaft. Remove the bushing with a thin screwdriver. Once removed clean the bushing and shaft. Then add anti seize lube to the shaft and and bushing. Then use a 7/8 " deep socket to drive the bushing back into the steering housing. Clean and add anti seize lube to the bottom of the steering wheel . Then install the steering wheel.
burn rubber out and cut shell out of the arm bushing holefreeze new bushing in freezergrease hole welltap or press new bushing into arm bushing hole
Having problems with the brase bushing, cannot slide forks back in, HELP!
Chris Bushing was born on 1967-11-04.
The sway bar bushing is located inside the the clamp that secures the sway bar to the frame. They use a busing to allow a little flex in the sway bar but not enough to cause a clank sound everytime the bar is flexed. So if the bushing is worn or gone your sway bar will make a bunch of clunk/clank sounds when the car is in motion.
if the tool won't work you can try hydraulics fill the cavity behind the bushing with grease and wrap the end of your greasegun with eletrical tape till it has a tight fit in the bore of the bushing and pump the grease gun while holding the end in the bushing this should force the bushing out from the back if that dont work fillthe cavity with grease and find a bolt the will fit with tape wraped around it and hit it with a hammer this will shock the bushing loose keepadding grease till it pops out.
The pilot bushing is installed into the rear of the crankshaft. The pilot bushing supports the input shaft of the transmission.
A bushing is a piece of rubber that separates two pieces of metal from touching and/or grinding.
Most new sway bar bushings are split so they can be R & R easily. Remove clamp from bushing, slip or cut old bushing out, slip new bushing in and replace bushing clamp.
Saturn S series vehicles do not use a Strut arm... nor do they have a Strut arm bushing. I'm assuming your referring to the sway bar bushing in the center of the lower control arm. This bushing is not serviceable alone, the replacement of the entire lower control arm is needed if the bushing has failed.