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Originally Posted by Harley Eaton
I've always removed the lower control arm from the car.. Remove the bracket at the inner end of the control arm (one big nut). Remove two nuts that hold the strut to the control arm. Disconnect the stabilizer link. Disconnect the lower ball joint from the spindle. That should allow you to remove the lower control arm. Knock out the bushing metal sleeve. Press the new bushing in while using a spacer between the flanges of the control arm. Are these instructions in the shop manual?
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Why does the arm need to be removed to replace the bushing?
Why not just place a jack under the arm, and to hold the weight, and unbolt the bushing.
Seems like a lot of trouble to remove the arm just to change out a bushing.
I can see unbolting the stabalizer and strut rod, but why the lower ball joint?
Isn't that a bit of unnecessary work?
Bob.