The control arm bushings are pressed into the control arm. You must use a press (ball joint press with proper adapters, etc.) to remove and install bushings.
You may need to heat old bushings with torch to remove bushings from control arm.
If you are comfortable with this then here is what you need to do:
Remove wheel.
Use safety glasses while removing ball joint stud from steering knuckle.
Unbolt control arm from vehicle.
Change bushings.
Install control arm in reverse order.
You should get an alignment after doing any front end work.
probably or there part of the same piece ....normally there's multiple bushings on a lower control arm ...i guess it just depends on the vehicle and its probably easier to replace the whole arm rather then individual bushings.
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Probably a control arm bushing, possibly a strut mount or stabilizer bar bushing. Mine was the control arm bushing, 2001 Windstar Sport pkg.
First you have to jack the car take off the wheel then remove the brake caliper then remove the sway bar bushing ,then remove the lower ball joint from the shock then remove the bolt that holds the lower control arm in . one towards the front and one towards the back . then remove the control arm . press out the old bushing and press in a new one then revers the procedure.
Yes.
First you jack up the side of the car you want to replace the control arm bushings and support it with jack stands. Remove the wheel. Remove the stabilizer bar to control arm nut and bolt. Remove the balljoint clamp bolt and nut from the steering knuckle. Remove the bolt and washer front the control arm front pivot. Unbolt the control arm rear bushing retaining strap. Remove the control arm from the car. Once the control arm is off the car you can replace the bushings in it.
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Check front end for play.
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.
the lower control arms on a 1998 Malibu , are as follows the control arms to frame (front bushing) 45 ftlbs and (rear bushing) is 74 ftlbs....this is strait from gm service
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.
By taking the old one out and installing a new one...