Yes, the sway bar linkage connects to the control arms on both sides, usually on the lower control arm.
You would hear clunking noises from up front when braking and steering. Steering may become sloppy and drift left or right.
The lower control arm and spindle will separate .
Yes!
Remove the ball joint and the two bolts that hold the rocker shaft to the frame. Keep track of the shims! You will need to put them back. The easiest way to get them out is with a press, but you CAN use a vice and beat the hell out of them, although I wouldn't recommend it. Chances are, the shaft will NOT come out with both bushings in the control arm, keep that in mind when you press the new ones in... You will need to re-install the shaft BEFORE you press the second bushing back in.
Saturn S series vehicles do not use a Strut arm... nor do they have a Strut arm bushing. I'm assuming your referring to the sway bar bushing in the center of the lower control arm. This bushing is not serviceable alone, the replacement of the entire lower control arm is needed if the bushing has failed.
probably or there part of the same piece ....normally there's multiple bushings on a lower control arm ...i guess it just depends on the vehicle and its probably easier to replace the whole arm rather then individual bushings.
They are not if you have a press...
You must replace the entire control arm assembly with the ball joint included.
the lower control arms on a 1998 Malibu , are as follows the control arms to frame (front bushing) 45 ftlbs and (rear bushing) is 74 ftlbs....this is strait from gm service
First you have to jack the car take off the wheel then remove the brake caliper then remove the sway bar bushing ,then remove the lower ball joint from the shock then remove the bolt that holds the lower control arm in . one towards the front and one towards the back . then remove the control arm . press out the old bushing and press in a new one then revers the procedure.
burn rubber out and cut shell out of the arm bushing holefreeze new bushing in freezergrease hole welltap or press new bushing into arm bushing hole
i find the torch a relaxing way. it has a bad smell and is toxic to breath in
To mount the control arm, which needs a bushing to be isolated from the frame so that frame vibrations are not transmitted to the steering column.
Probably a control arm bushing, possibly a strut mount or stabilizer bar bushing. Mine was the control arm bushing, 2001 Windstar Sport pkg.
Incorrect wheel installed or bent control arm. Same thing happened to me, the ball joint bushing wore out, cause the arm to rub against the rim
You will know when the control arm bushing should be replaced by the way the vehicle drives. The back end will sway back and forth.