CONTROL ARM BUSHING REPLACEMENT

Front

1. Remove the control arm from the vehicle.
2. Mount the control arm in a soft jawed vise.
3. Use either a press or a control arm bushing fixture (C-clamp like tool) along with a slotted washer and a piece of pipe (slightly larger than the bushing) and press out the old bushing.
4. Clean the inside bushing contact surfaces of rust and old rubber.

   To install:

5. Apply a light coating of grease to both the replacement busing and bushing contact surfaces on the control arm.
6. Align the bushing according to the illustration.
7. Install the bushing using the press tool. A bushing install clamp can also be used to compress the bushing into the control arm.
8. Install the control arm on the vehicle.

Rear

1. Remove the control arm from the vehicle.
2. Scribe a matchmark on the control arm and rear bushing.
3. Loosen the nut and remove the rear bushing. Discard the nut.

   To install:

4. Install the rear bushing to the control arm, making sure to align the marks made during removal.
5. Install a new nut and tighten to 137 ft. lbs. (168 Nm).