Always good to verify. After you (whopper) suggested that on a separate thread I did indeed verified some play in my rear bushing, just have been putting it off. The repair will be a bit more expensive for me, however, as I do not feel comfortable with pressing bushings in and out properly. I just bought the whole assembly by Moog for each side. At 200,000 miles, I am sure the front bushing and ball joint could use some love too, even if they haven't torn yet. Still ,a lot cheaper to DIY than at a local shop or at dealer, and you can rest assured things are torqued properly. Some of these places cant even torque a wheel down properly let alone the very specific specs for the LCA bolts.

 

so I was reading through some of the horror stories with the rear bushings steel sleeve seizing to the Bolt. Is this something that is avoidable? Gregg is a Florida car and as far as I know has never seen a real winter. Undercarriage looks relatively rust free. Should I be worried?

 

Guess you could R&R the bolt and coat it with an anti-seize compound.

 

I'm way up here in the Great White North, Oldblue has had 10 years of winter and it's salted roads thrown at it, those bolts haven't seized , even my exhaust manifold bolts weren't corroded! Gregg should be just fine!

 

A bit of change of plans. I can't lift the car high enough to use my impact gun on the rear Bolt, so I am going to have to use my three foot cheater bar with a 21 mm deep well socket. I have one of those cheap electric plug in impact wrenches so it's big. The 21 mm socket is the only close to right size I have and I know it's not the perfect size. Did most you guys do it by hand? I am just a bit scared of that rear Bolt giving me trouble. Really that's the only part I am worried about. Que the over thinking on my part! I'm not in the middle of the repair I was just going through and testing to make sure I will not be ill prepared.

 

If the socket is too big and you use an impact wrench, you will never try that again.

Go buy a new socket, it does not need to be deep. Whopper used a 13/16", which would be a bit over 20mm.

 

That sounds right. My 21mm impact socket is a tad too big. I'll pick up a 13/16 socket. This is the first control arm I've ever done and although it may be a simple job I always find a way to overcomplicate things by over thinking!

 

the general process on re and re LCA's is documented at https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-...ol-arms-44378/

and there is no reason for over thinking it :) - just use the right tools (Ie: that 13/16" socket) and button everything back up properly without dropping the car on yourself.

 

That's my biggest downfall is doubting myself and over thinking lol. Me and my boy are gonna have a father son outing to harbor freight to grab a new socket. Hopefully they have a shallow well one so I can me lazy with my gargantuan impact wrench! If not we'll at least I'm still young and have that breaker bar haha.

 

Treat yourself to a 3/4 set of impact sockets, they usually are on sale for about $12. I've found that a full set cost about the same as 2 singles.