Cat Man HHR

Hi
When I back out of my driveway I have to make a hard right turn and go down an apron that's like a bump. Backing out I'm not going fast at all. I started to hear it when the temperature was about 20*F. Temps are in the mid 30's to 40 range and the noise is still there.
I have installed the correct front sway bar links from Moog last summer. The car has 34K on it and see's roads that are not that bad at all.
Any thought's on this?
Thanks

Oldblue

Check the sway bar bushings and the rear lower control arm bushings.

Cat Man HHR

I'll look at the sway bar bushings again, they did look good when I did the links in the summer.
Control arm bushing shot at 34K?

Oldblue

It's not the mileage, it's the age
The one on the right had 60,000 miles and three years of service and even my front end guy said it looked fine, but take it apart and I found this two piece mess!
The Moog bushing on the left is what I pressed into replace the OEM (2nd set) and its been fine ever since August 4,2015.

Cat Man HHR

I'm guessing that's the forward bushing with the larger bolt or am I backwards on it's location.

http://www.carparts.com/details/Chev...g&gclsrc=aw.ds

Oldblue

It's the large round bushing on the lower control arm, the bolt goes vertically through it into the cradle and threads into the nut captured in the body, just below the firewall. This photo is of a Saturn but the same setup as an HHR

Here a thread about it from back in 2012, There's a picture in post #2

This is a Cobalt LCA with the bushing circled in red.
Don't use these stamped steel arms on your HHR

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/brak...bushing-39002/

Oldblue

Like in the picture, I've pressed mine out with a ball joint c-clamp , I've also placed the lca over an old brake disc, and driven the bushing out with an 8 lb mini sledgehammer, and then once loose used my air chisel to finish the job.

Oldblue

You can use a threaded rod and some pipe washers and nuts, a bit tedious

Oldblue

You can cut the metal ring and man handle it out with vide grips (I know this is a stamped steel lca, it's from a VW Jetta TDI) but the same principle.

Oldblue

Access to a press? That's the ticket! Every time I do this job , I think HF $199.00 next birthday! I'm gonna splurge and treat myself!
But then, I don't have the room for it, and Sweetie would never believe I bought for her to use as a wine press !