Install for vertical control arm bushing
11-03-2011, 08:57 PM
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Install for vertical control arm bushing
someone please tell which way are the MOOG control arm bushing's supposed to be pressed in......with the RIBBED side installed facing "up" or "down"..??
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...od=MOOG-K6698#
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...od=MOOG-K6698#
11-03-2011, 09:07 PM
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Was the old one too worn to compare? I am working on the same project. How are you going to press it in/out? I can't find a loaner tool at a store, and I do not want to beat on it. However, Check RockAuto.com out for the entire control arm at a reasonable cost ($70 about) when you think about it $13 for bushing $25 for ball joint $45 labor (DIY price), seems like a good deal. Tomorrow I expect my control arm to be delivered, I can tell you then.
11-03-2011, 10:18 PM
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ok, good luck tomorrow....let me know the bushing orientation. i dont have the bushings out yet but can tell ya that there is play in the bushings when i grab the rear of the control arm and move it...would be nice if, in the box, they included some instructions. after i pull the control arm, i've got a mechanic friend with a press. just have to make double sure that he's got the proper pressure rings for this size bushing. also, have to be careful considering that i've got aluminum arms(cast, i believe) and dont want to crack them.....thank you.
11-04-2011, 04:04 AM
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And to install the new bushings, some redi-rod, nuts for the redi-rod, a few big washers, sockets and some lube should do it to insert the new bushing. Or have your friend do it, and not even get your hands dirty 
11-04-2011, 08:15 AM
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Those bushings are super tight. I tried a vise and that didn't work. I work at a bicycle shop and happened to have a BMX peg the same diameter as the bushing. A few whacks with a sledge made for quick work.
11-04-2011, 11:40 PM
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I just got the new control arm opened up. The bushing in it has no ribbed side. Even tho I did not look closely at the OE one when I had it out last week, I don't think it had a ribbed side. Mine is FE1. I think that the after market bushings must be FE3, as they are very different design.
However, I just looked again and there is a small "pip" on the bottom side (facing the road).
However, I just looked again and there is a small "pip" on the bottom side (facing the road).
Last edited by donbrew; 11-05-2011 at 10:18 AM.
02-25-2012, 06:32 PM
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Quick question. I too in need of replacing the rear bushing on the control arm on the right side. Its my Wife's 07 HHR LT, 2.4 engine. Now How do I go about figuring out if the bushings are FE1 or FE3 and does it make any difference.?