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Old 04-16-2013, 09:57 PM
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Lower control arm bushing worn out.

2004 TSX both Left & Right lower control arm bushing are worn out(can I press out & in new ones?). Also have leaking rear strut, in need of repair. Need reliable place to order with OEM/GOOD quality part. Went to AutoZ(*( and left with an expensive quote

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Old 04-17-2013, 08:55 PM
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Are you doing the work yourself? TBH, with the time/hassle/expense factor of taking the arm out, driving another car to a shop to have the bushings pressed in, I recommend just buying complete new OEM lower arms and calling it a day (Delray Acura has good prices on OEM parts). As for the rear shock, the complete OEM assembly is pricey and very well may be discontinued. Heeltoe is a forum sponsor and has good prices on good aftermarket suspension parts
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Old 04-18-2013, 04:21 PM
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Thanks KBH
After reading your response I well replace the control arms completely. I will check heeltoe to see what they have in shocks. Keeping the car for 2-3 years before selling it.

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rockauto . com will have the cheapest prices for everthing you need
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What symptoms were you getting to know the lower ball joint was toast? Right now I have a clunk from thea right front when going over bumps at slow speeds. I can't figure out what component is making the noise. Got under it today and everything looks fine. No play in the wheel. Bushings look good. All rubber boots good and no leaks. The car has about 60k and its an 08. The aspec suspension has about 20k on it. I am really really hoping its not that shock or spring. No abnormal noise when turning. Might just take a shot and replace the end links because they are so cheap and easy.
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I noticed this weekend my lower control arm bushings, the bigger ones, are all cracked. next year I'll get new arms

I just did all new shocks/springs and all new brakes: calipers/rotors/pads. not looking to spend more time and money on lca's. they're not causing driveability issues as of yet
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I would just replace both lower arm controls bro
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https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/04-08-front-lower-control-arm-bushing-failure-please-read-look-707888/
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I went ahead and replaced both L&R lower control arms with new struts few weeks ago. Bought parts from ROCKAUTO.COM and did the work my self. Total in parts under 400, took a day and a half to get all done. Need alignment done to be fully finished.
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Nice job. How hard did you find it getting the arms installed? What tools did you use?
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Installing the Lower control arms took some time, I did get upset at one point. I rented the spring compressor from Autozon and bought a complete metric socket set. I read this before doing the work.

http://www.tsxclub.com/forums/1st-ge...n-install.html
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Originally Posted by gamekiller04
Installing the Lower control arms took some time, I did get upset at one point. I rented the spring compressor from Autozon and bought a complete metric socket set. I read this before doing the work.

http://www.tsxclub.com/forums/1st-ge...n-install.html
That made it look easy.
I had to mess with my lower control arm on my passenger side. What made it hard was the lower fork. Other than compressing the spring to be able to raise up the fork is it safe to press the control arm down?

I ended up connecting the control arm to the fork then pushing the arm back into the to joints. Lots of muscle and tiny movements to get those screws to line back up.
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Same here SeaJay! passenger side was giving me the headache. Making those bolt line up was the problem. Took some time and muscle to get it in and having the control arm as straight a possible makes it work. I well try to upload a picture of my bushing to see how bad they where.
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Bought new bushings for $27, got old ones pressed out and new ones in for $40.
So overall $67 for new bushings, plus a needed alignment (have lifetime at alignment)

Did it make a difference? My driver sides was completely torn and my passenger side only had surface tears surprisingly. The creaking sound from stop/go from passenger side is gone. It clunks a bit less, might be in my head though

Next are FSB bushings and new endlinks for the FSB. Suspension refresh joy
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Originally Posted by gamekiller04
I went ahead and replaced both L&R lower control arms with new struts few weeks ago. Bought parts from ROCKAUTO.COM and did the work my self. Total in parts under 400, took a day and a half to get all done. Need alignment done to be fully finished.
WHAT IS THE PART NUMBER FOR THOSE LCA? I WAS ON THE SITE AND IT HAD NO PICTURE. I DONT WANNA GET THE WRONG PART. i HAVE A 2005 TL
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Front left

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...247&cc=1422155

Front right

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...575&cc=1422155

http://www.rockauto.com/
Hope that helps.
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Originally Posted by kewlliljethro
Bought new bushings for $27, got old ones pressed out and new ones in for $40.
So overall $67 for new bushings, plus a needed alignment (have lifetime at alignment)

Did it make a difference? My driver sides was completely torn and my passenger side only had surface tears surprisingly. The creaking sound from stop/go from passenger side is gone. It clunks a bit less, might be in my head though

Next are FSB bushings and new endlinks for the FSB. Suspension refresh joy
Great Job
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To bring up this thread again... I noticed my ride being a little sloppy and went inspecting all my bushings. Sure enough there are 2 tears on each of these control arm bushings.

With 126k miles I'll probably just replace both arms, as only replacing the single bushing doesn't make too much sense, might as well get all new bushings for both control arms.

I think there are performance bushings out there but I haven't seen any lately.
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I just noticed mine should be replaced soon also. But I got 400k miles out of mine.

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Getting my LCAs replaced Friday with Moog units. Hopefully they improve something for me. Steering does seem a tad sloppy

Also, when braking while downshifting at higher speeds there's a pulsating sensation in the brake pedal... But stops when I shift into neutral and just use the brakes. So it's not the rotors. I'm assuming it's the LCAs being torqued on... So hopefully that's cleared up too.


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[QUOTE=CL9 Jon;14966691]Getting my LCAs replaced Friday with Moog units. Hopefully they improve something for me. Steering does seem a tad sloppy

Also, when braking while downshifting at higher speeds there's a pulsating sensation in the brake pedal... But stops when I shift into neutral and just use the brakes. So it's not the rotors. I'm assuming it's the LCAs being torqued on... So hopefully that's cleared up too.


Let us know if this fixes the braking thing. I'm interested. Thx!
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Will do
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i bought the moog front LCA's and they fit very well - noticed a difference in how the car acted after that.

I personally like moog - i have moog everything on my car. they are a good brand that has quality to OEM standards.
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That seems to be the case from my experience with Moog too... if I would have just bought bushings, they're $60/shipped. Not to mention the extra labor to have them pressed in/out... Tim (my mechanic) doesn't need that hassle

bought the complete LCA's, being that they're only $60/ea and all (3) bushings are already in them
-compliance bushing
-rear bushing
-fork bushing
My mechanic is just knocking it out for me, doing Moog endlinks too, and aligning car. I don't have the time to fight with seized bolts and such.

I may get new bushing for the old arms, have my buddy press them in/out and sell the OEM arms all ready for the next person
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People have got to stop recommending replacement of the entire arm!!

You can press bushes in without having to get crazy.

Just press the joint out using an electric impact gun. Either buy it at HF or rent it from Autozone.

http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/drivers.html

This is what you could use to push the joint out. Not sure if this can be rented.


Or DIY it by building one yourself.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/diy-lca-suspension-bushing-press-891976/

You'll have to adapt one for that particular joint.

I suspect that you have had some time working on cars and you're comfortable doing the work so this should be easy for you. Hope this helps!
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Had the LCAs done today. As usual... Seized bolts the needed manipulation to be freed. Broken balljoint too, just snapped when loosening nut. Once installed and aligned immediately noticed crisper response. Less noise from suspension when going over bumps. There use to be clunking noises that were somewhat noticeable. There's still a pulsating feel in the brake when applied at high speed...
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Try sticking a go pro in the wheel well to see if you can get an idea of what is moving around. Then if it's the rotor you'll know for sure.
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If it's the brakes... that's really messed up... I put new calipers/rotors/pads the whole way around in April 2013...
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So, I came to the conclusion that the pulsating at high speed braking is indeed pads deposits buidling up on the rotors... did a fair amount of research but this link sold me: Solved my 3rd-generation 4Runner severe brake pedal pulsation at highway speeds - Toyota 4Runner Forum - Largest 4Runner Forum
So this morning I bedded my pads in:
-drove normal stop-and-go for ~10 min.
-then did about (6) hard stops from 60-15mph
-then drove without touching the brakes or coming to a dead stop for ~10 min.
Probably at the third or forth I could really tell the difference.
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finally stepped up and got new bushings in the front lower control arms. It made a pretty big difference. Feels tighter and is definitely quieter! was worth it.

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I recently did LCA bushings. It really is easier to buy the whole arm b/c they come with the bushings already pressed in.
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Great job stevejojo! right about having the busing already pressed. I don't have a press or time to take it to a place that can do the work.
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