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Subaru Legacy Control Arm Replacement (Arm, Bushing, Sway Bar End Link, Ball Joint) FCP Import
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Thanks bro, I’m going to be using this video the saterday and I’m excited. I’m also going to replace my cv axle
Yes, I believe it is almost identical.
Excellent video!
Is this the same on a 2002 wrx? Thanks
Liked your video. The bolt that you say always breaks, is it the one holding in the ball joint? Also, my Subaru was recalled for a rusted control arm. They didn’t replace only rust proofed. Was the part you replaced part of the recall?
Liked your video. The bolt that you say always breaks, is it the one holding in the ball joint? Also, my Subaru was recalled for a rusted control arm. They didn’t replace only rust proofed. Was the part you replaced part of the recall?
I can’t say for sure as we didn’t try, but I think it’s probably possible, you might have to loosen some of the other bolts to get the wiggle room you’re looking for, but I can’t think of much that would be in your way. Please let us know how you fare.
is it possible to replace the rear control arm bushings by loosening them and prying them down to get at the nuts holding them without tearing the rest of the arms apart???
Yup, the setup is just about identical.
Hey thanks for the video. Quick question. Would the same process apply to a 2000 Subaru Outback Legacy sedan?
Awesome video man thanks!!
Brand new, check the links in the description for the ones we used.
is Control Arm you used new (or ownly renewed)?
i seen u before u are a fan of subaru lol i fkin love mines too
thanks heaps for this, you just saved me NZ$560 labour to replace the lower bush only on both front control arms, I just hope I can get the bush assembly already pressed in to the bracket for my 1993 Subaru Impreza
thanks man
thanks, good to know! the more I watch this though, the more I think I want someone else to do it
No real worries then if they’re still in good condition. Unlikely they were severely damaged in 2 miles.
it’s broken near the back mount. it’s a clean break. the car has 312000 miles on it, and has been very meticulously maintained.
What part of the control arm is busted? Generally they’ll fail at a bushing, or the bushing it’s self will fail. Also, chances are if you’re on a 1997 with original bushings you may want to consider swapping them out while you have the control arm out already.
I have a 97 that has a control arm that is busted from the previous owner hitting a pothole. what are the chances it needs new bushings? he only drove it maybe 2 miles after it broke to his house
If you learned from your mistakes and know how to drill it out a better way, I would like to see that video.
You can take a large pry bar and see if you’ve got wiggle on the arm inside the bushing. A good bushing will have almost no play.
Thanks for that. BTW, how do you check for wear in the control arm bushings? I don’t want to just throw more parts at it (again)?
We had severe steering rattle over bumps, it’s a combination of worn control arm bushings and blown shocks. Chances are you’re in a similar situation.
Hi,
Thanx for the how to.
I have a 1995 legacy with 245,000 miles. The front end is making a lot of rattling over road irregularities. I thought is that it is the struts. Could the control arm bushing be responsible for the noise? Ball joints seem good and I replaced the tie rods (although they didn’t need it) trying to isolate the rattling. Why did you change it? And, could the source of my rattling be the control arm bushings.
Thanx
You’re absolutely right, it broke on the passenger’s side and we intended to film a bolt extraction video, after about an hour of drilling and half a dozen broken bits we decided it might not be the best bolt to film.
Those pinch bolts alwayssss break… use extreme caution or you’ll be drilling the broken bolt out for days.