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Are there VISUAL Signs of Control Arm Wear?

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Old 02-16-2009, 01:18 PM
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does your car feel loose when you hit a bumpy highway? To visually check you can get a BIG screwdriver and pry the control arms to see if the rubber bushings are torn. Make sure that what you see is a tear. Some of these bushings have a hollow area that if you don't look carefully you may think they are torn when they are actually good.
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Not really. Just a "loose" feeling and often alignment-dramas. Sometimes "visually" torn.
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