Thanks very much for the help and to the answers.

So, I attempted to replace the driver side Thrust Arms link and found that the replacement arm included a sleeve on one end that extended out the side of the arm such that the sleeve would also slide into and through the mount hole on the knuckle (rear wheel assembly). The problem is that none of the new bolts in the bolt kit would fit in through the ID of the sleeve, as the OD of the bolts are too large. Luckily, the new bolt kit included a shorter sleeve that I was able to insert in the knuckle bolt hole. So, I removed the sleeve from the new Thrust Arm link and installed it using only the shorter sleeve that fit through knuckle bolt hole.

I also replaced the bolts for the Control Arm Stay, again using the shorter sleeve in its matching knuckle bolt hole.

All in all, as both of the older control arms were still in very good shape, it seemed my biggest problem was that the bolt kit sleeves were not installed in the knuckle bolt hole mounts. Doing this removed much if not all of the slop that was creating the movement.

Unfortunately, looking at my lower control arm bushings I realized that those are now definitely due for replacement, but I think I might leave that up to a shop as I don't want to have to deal with compressing the springs. Any input on how much I can expect to pay a responsible shop for removal and replacement of these bushings?

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Steven
1989 260E (276K miles)
1995 E320 (50K miles)