Control Arm Bushing: Service and Repair

Lower Control Arm Bushing

Removing

- Raise and support vehicle.

- Remove wheel mounting nuts , then tire and wheel assembly.

- With the vehicle's brakes applied to keep hub from turning, loosen the drive axle nut (2).






- Remove the nut (2) from the drive axle (1) to allow the drive axle to be pushed in.

- If left side lower control arm bushing is being serviced, perform the following:

- Remove front and rear engine mount thru-bolts (4 - front shown - rear similar).






- Rotate the lower portion of the engine and transmission forward.

- With the engine and transmission in this position, perform the next step.

- Remove front bolt (1) attaching lower control arm (2) to crossmember (4).






- Remove rear bolt (3) and nut attaching lower control arm (2) to crossmember (4).

- Remove lower control arm (2) from the engine cradle.







- Using remover 10141 (1) and adapters 10141-4 (2), 101412-1 (3), and 101412-2 (4), press the bushing out of the lower control arm.

Installing







• When installing the bushing in the sizer cup 10141-1 (3), use rubber bushing installation lube or equivalent.

- Using installer 10141 (1) and adapter 10141-5 (2), 10141-1 sizer cup (3), and 10141-3 (4), install the bushing in the lower control arm.

- Position lower control arm (2) into brackets on suspension crossmember (4).






- Install front mounting bolt (1) and rear mounting bolt (3) and nut attaching lower control arm to crossmember. Do not tighten front bolt (1) at this time. Tighten rear mounting bolt nut to 155 Nm (114 ft. lbs.).

- If left side lower control arm is being serviced, reinstall front and rear engine mount thru-bolts (4 - front shown - rear similar).






• Always install a new hub nut. The original hub nut is one-time use only and should be discarded when removed.

- Clean all foreign matter from the threads of the outer CV joint. Install the drive axle to hub/bearing assembly nut on drive axle and securely tighten nut.






- With the vehicle's brakes applied to keep hub from turning, tighten the hub nut (2) to a torque of 160 Nm (118 ft. lbs.).

- Install tire and wheel assembly.

- Lower vehicle.

- Position vehicle on alignment rack/drive-on hoist. Raise hoist as necessary to access mounting bolts.

- At curb height, tighten front lower control arm mounting bolt (1) to 200 Nm (148 ft. lbs.).






- Perform wheel alignment. Refer to => [ Wheel Alignment Standard Procedure ] Wheel Alignment Standard Procedure.