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- Nov 6, 2003
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- Northern Virginia
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- '04 Jetta GLS TDI Pumpe Duce Platinum Grey w/ Leather
I just located the source of the occassional "clunk" on turning while braking in my Wife's 2001 Buick Century. The rubber in the front control arm bushing has seperated from the bushing housing. The front of the control arm is free to slide up and down. How hard is this busing to replace. Haynes says a machine shop must do the work with special tools to R & R the bushing from the control arm.
The Buick Factory Service Manual does cover the procedure, and a multi-piece special tool screw-type bushing puller is used to R & R the bushing.
Is this something a good home mechanic can do by fabricating a puller with a big bolt, nut and a washer? How tight is the bushing installed? Or can you get a general purpose bushing installer?
Thanks.
--Nate
The Buick Factory Service Manual does cover the procedure, and a multi-piece special tool screw-type bushing puller is used to R & R the bushing.
Is this something a good home mechanic can do by fabricating a puller with a big bolt, nut and a washer? How tight is the bushing installed? Or can you get a general purpose bushing installer?
Thanks.
--Nate
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