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It looks like its time to replace a control arm bushing.
I have always used the MOOG problem-solver bushing K6698 ($7.50 at Rock Auto).
Rock Auto now lists another MOOG bushing K201285 as having a "zinc coating for use on aluminum control arms". It's 4x the cost of the K6698. It also appears to be a completely different design.
K6698 Bushing:
K201285 Bushing:
Anyone use the new bushing? Maybe this one would last a lot longer (it better for $28).
According to MOOG's site, K200792 is only listed for the Cobalt (+ other cars) but not the HHR.
They do list the zinc coated one as fitting the HHR. I assume this is because they want you using the zinc coated for aluminum control arms. The zinc one looks just like yours with a zinc coating.
I don't see any problems with using the K200792 that you used except it might corrode faster due to no zinc coating?
Moogs catalog SUCKS when it comes to HHR. They seem to think ALL of the parts are identical to Cobalt base model.
Just because you recognize the name doesn't mean they are better than anybody else. The Moog name has changed hands several times over the years, currently owned by Federal Mogul, automotive suspension parts, at any rate; other types of things owned by other companies.
The Moog inc. company is a Aerospace, Defense, Industrial Automation, and Motion Control manufacturer. Then there is the Moog Music company of synthesizer fame. (E.L.P. fans?)
Oh what a lucky man he was!
A few years , couple of winters , no corrosion on the K200792 bushings.
They definitely fit the HHR, the zinc coated ones will work to
04-10-2018, 08:45 AM
