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Have you had a four wheel alignment done recently? Do you replace all the links in their entirety, or just the bushes? If just the bushes, try an aftermarket set of poly bushes?
what happened just before 70k? Did you have a crash? Did you damage the axle/housing (bent rear axle)?
please tell us how you solved this problem as it could help someone else in the future..thanks.
sometimes it can end up cheaper replacing the whole lower control arm rather than just the bushing due to the labor/time it takes to remove and replace just the bushing get a second opinion to be sure
axles and bushings are two totally different things. when you say bushings I think of upper and lower control arms that have bushing pressed in by machines that can be pressed out the old ones and press in the new bushings. Axles I think of constant velocity joints and boots which also can be replace with new ones.
This bushing is a pain to install, i have done many of these and end up messing them up before i get one on, to tell you the truth it does not last.I have tried to save customers money by installing the bushing and it comes back to bite me, they get mad because the wiper linkage fell off again in the rain, the sad part was that they were advised that the fix may not hold but they agreed to it to save money, i then found out that the linkage arm could be replaced , it only costs 12.00. there are many auto part stores that sell it even the dealer, Dorman is one company, you can google it. The way i get these bushings on it by applying a little grease around bushing and then with two sockets and a vise, i then press bushing into arm. good day hope this is helpful.
ok but factor in the labor cost ($$$ per hour) of pressing out the old bushings and installing the news to just replacing the whole assembly. In the end it is your choice.
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