vwdsmguy
Veteran Member
My right bushing came apart. Can it be replaced without removing the control arm from the car? It's not the money, i just don't want to deal with all the rusted parts.
You're gonna have to take the control arm out. If your bushing came apart, it's likely that the bushing housing (what the rubber is adhered to) is still in there. You'll need to press that out and press in a new bushing.My right bushing came apart. Can it be replaced without removing the control arm from the car? It's not the money, i just don't want to deal with all the rusted parts.
Do some research on them. They are an OE supplier of a lot of suspension parts, even from VW. I had a few lengthy email conversations with the company (Spidan/GKN) because I had all kinds of questions for them. The guys at IDParts are running them in their personal TDIs with no issues. I also had a few conversations with them about these setups. They don't carry junk for our cars either..."HD ball joint", unknown brand of all parts on that lca... Not sure I'd trust that for longevity.
The control arms aren't that hard to remove. The passenger side lca can be a little trickier due to the movement restriction of the knuckle caused by the longer axle which doesn't angle as much. Removing the axle nut or tie rod end help, but they can easily become a whole other job altogether, especially a rusted and spinning tie rod end.
But to answer your question, the lca needs to come out to press new bushings in.
Do some research on them. They are an OE supplier of a lot of suspension parts, even from VW. I had a few lengthy email conversations with the company (Spidan/GKN) because I had all kinds of questions for them. The guys at IDParts are running them in their personal TDIs with no issues. I also had a few conversations with them about these setups. They don't carry junk for our cars either...