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Originally Posted by toomany MBZ
I will respectfully disagree. I replaced one, entire UCA, because of a failed bushing you describe. IIUC, you have to remove the arm to grid out any remaining rubber, and fit a new one in. The new arm comes with a new ball joint also.
The pic is of the one that I removed.
Firestone quoted me $435 to r'n'r it. I spent $50+ in parts, and learned a trick.
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To try and clarify what I meant, I've REPLACED 3 upper control arms due to failed inner bushings. Because the replacements came with new bushings and balljoints, it wasn't worth the trouble to REMOVE & REINSTALL the old ones just to replace the inner bushings. (Though in my case all three of the old control arm balljoints were still fairly tight)
Happy Motoring, Mark