You would hear clunking noises from up front when braking and steering. Steering may become sloppy and drift left or right.
The lower control arm bushing would be located at the inner pivot point where the lower control arm is mounted to the frame/crossmember. Depending on your vehicle it could have one or two bushings. The outer pivot point would be your lower ball joint.
Yes, the sway bar linkage connects to the control arms on both sides, usually on the lower control arm.
Remove the ball joint and the two bolts that hold the rocker shaft to the frame. Keep track of the shims! You will need to put them back. The easiest way to get them out is with a press, but you CAN use a vice and beat the hell out of them, although I wouldn't recommend it. Chances are, the shaft will NOT come out with both bushings in the control arm, keep that in mind when you press the new ones in... You will need to re-install the shaft BEFORE you press the second bushing back in.
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.
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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.
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One way to know that a control arm bushing is bad on a Chevy Malibu is from the noises you will hear when you are driving. You will hear a clunking sound. The steering on the car will also not be as good as it once was. You could also experience drifting of the car as you drive.
To mount the control arm, which needs a bushing to be isolated from the frame so that frame vibrations are not transmitted to the steering column.
Probably a control arm bushing, possibly a strut mount or stabilizer bar bushing. Mine was the control arm bushing, 2001 Windstar Sport pkg.
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 bushing acts as a hinged dampener to cushion the suspension and provide a more manageable and quiet ride.
Its a rubber piece that holds the control arm to the frame of the vehicle it is round like the control arm to allow the arm to flex. (The control arm holds the wheel to the frame and uses the control arm bushing to flex over bumps while holding the wheel vertically and keeps your tires wearing properly).
The radius arm is part of the front suspension - connecting from the control arm to the frame. The bushing is at the end that connects to the frame.See "Related Questions" below dealing with the Windstar control arm.
I am having the same problem and it turns out to be that the bushing in the control arm to the frame is shot. The control arm is not suppose to move at all. This will also cause tire wear. You can actually replace the bushing at an inexpensive cost however, if you try to buy the bushing kit from the Saturn dealer, they will tell you that you have to replace the control arm. That is very expensive. By the way , you need a press to replace the bushing.