slonny

Does anyone know the correct way this control arm bushings goes in? It is ACDelco 45G9211 ( ). Something tells me to put the side that has the ring on the bottom. will it make any difference?

the_shmoo

Tapered edge in first from the ball joint side. Hope this helps.

whopper

I would suspect that the ribbed part faces downward - yeah on the bottom. But I may be wrong. :)

It looks like both edges of the bushing are tapered.

slonny

Would that be A or B? I may have interpreted it incorrectly. Thanks!

Cat Man HHR

Return that and install this, much better part:
MOOG K201285 Control Arm Bushing | RockAuto
Mr Blue can chime in and give his 2 cents on it.

slonny

Those are actually Mood control arms (Moog RK620898 Control Arm and Ball Joint Assembly). They only lasted close to a year (14,000 miles). Very disappointing with moog. I still had my warranty them, but I decided that instead of replacing my control arms every year I would rather get better bushings. Better = other reputable brand, and the ones that don't have holes.

whopper

The bushing that cat man referenced is a much improved part from Moog. I'd go with what he is pointing out.

slonny

Hmm I wish I ordered this earlier. Seems like pretty solid construction. This time I will go with the ones from ACDelco. A week without a car in LA is a bit of a challenge. Thanks for advice though.

I will go with orientation A. The tapered end of the bushing has numbers on it, and it is facing in the same direction that the ball joint is facing.

Oldblue

The ring is up in the same direction as the ball joint nub.
AC Delco rubber bushings at 40,000 miles.
Out with them old busted up ones and in with the new Moog K200792 problem solvers. That was on August 4, 2015, 67,000 miles ago. Still tight and the handling is great.

whopper

Oldblue - what's your idea on the reasoning for the orientation? It must serve a purpose of some sort I gather.