Sgkukov

Hey Guys,

So i did my struts the other day and i noticed that one lower control arm sort of dangled there with no load while the other one actually pushed at me.

I initially thought it was the problem with the arm that was pushing up at me but after looking online i see now that you're supposed to tighten the control arms on the ground so that they naturally stay in the pushed up state. As that is the state they are in 99% of the time it reduces wear on the arm.

I have a slight vibration in my steering wheel that i am chasing down... happens at 40ish and is intermittently there up till 80. I don't believe the wheels are an issue as they were just balanced.

Could this be a potential cause?

Norm Peterson

Possibly. Check the condition of the bushings for cracks/fluid leakage (at least the big rear bushings are liquid-filled) and the bolts for tightness. The inner sleeves for these bushings should not be rotating as the control arm is moved up/down at the ball joint end.


Norm