A lower control arm can cause popping, steering wheel shakes and irregular tire wear A.

Jan 07, In dire need of assistance in the removal of the lower control arm bushings on a Forester.

When to consider replacing a control arm: The structural portion of the control arm can last the life of the vehicle - except for cases of corrosion or crash damage.

Appears to be the same bushings as Impreza. Rented a press but cannot find proper size to use for pressing them and all the shops in the area are closed.

Tried all the adapters the press came with as well as random bushremover.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Aug 10, I'm trying to replace the lower control arm on my Outback (Gen 4) and have no idea how to remove the front busing bolt. The nut is surrounding by the frame, tie rod, and no room for a wrench to swing because of the sway bar. (Circled in red) Couldn't get the bolt to move and not enough room to get an impact driver on bushremover.barted Reading Time: 2 mins.

Nov 03, Hit the A-arm with a hammer from the side and it should break the stud loose inside the A-arm. Pry down on the A-arm and move the entire strut assembly with the ball joint attached out of the A-arm.

Remove the ball joint through bolt. If you feel on the inside of the housing, there is a cut. Wedge a prybar into there and beat it in with a hammer. Service type Control Arm Assembly - Rear Lower Left Replacement: EstimateShop/Dealer Price-Subaru Outback HL: Service type Control Arm Assembly - Rear Upper Right Replacement: EstimateShop/Dealer Price-Subaru Outback HL: Service type Control Arm Assembly - Rear Lower Right Replacement/5(8).

Based on design requirements, cars can have both an upper and a lower control arm at each side (driver & passenger) or only a pair of lower at each side. Each type of control arm has got rubber bushings at each of the pivot points, which aim to prevent friction and allow the wheels to return to their right positions after recieving the impacts. Apr 15, Little update: (''18) - - Control Arm Bushing DIY Tips!

The inner bushing suddenly failed and basically rendered the car undriveable. Ended up pressing out the bushings. Surprisingly my local Subaru dealer had all 4 bushings in-stock. Used a 1" impact socket to press out the small inner bushing and a 60/70MM cup for the larger rear bushing.

At least 2 control arms are on any car while independent rear suspension models will have at least four.

Aug 10, Hmmm in the main ebay search page it says it fits outbacks and there are listings for outbacks. Suspension Control Arm Bushing Front Lower Rear fits Subaru Forester eBay. MiddleAgeSubie said: This is probably the only weak spot of the suspension. Dealer labor here is and local shop is Oct 23, Your third picture shows the lower control arm bolt (22mm) and the bushing.

What I am saying is that all my hardware on the bushing (the nut, the metal plate, and the lower control arm bushing bolt) is in bad shape, I mean rusty. Me mechanic is worried the once he hits it with impact wrench, stuff is going to break.