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Old 08-28-2002, 02:59 AM
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the creaking in the suspension travel was due to these cracks in the rubber bushing in the lower control arm of the driver side.

getting them replaced on friday at commonwealth. =)
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And do you know why those bushings blew out like that??
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torqued from strain when suspension was tightened unloaded
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having control arms replaced on g/f's jeep, they looked even worse than that, phear
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did they do this under warranty?
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I was under the impression that you had to replace the whole control arm. How much is it costing you and how many control arms?
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Default Replace control arm only if its the ball joint . . .
The ball joint ends connect to the wheel hub; the bushing ends connect to the subframe and chassis.
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Default Re: Actually, there are no replacement bushings for the inner ends either..
no matter what ails the fronts, you have to get new ones.
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