Q: Do i have to remove whole control arm to get bushing off

asked by on June 03, 2017

Here are some pictures of the rear upper control arm. Now i dont know if i have to replace the whole thing or can i just buy the bushings? Also i have no idea on how to get the bolts off https://postimg.org/image/kpffhk3dn/ https://postimg.org/image/540n8wyd7/ https://postimg.org/image/hdi3kynun/ https://postimg.org/image/uuilg7gg7/

Its obviously in one of the pictures theres a bigger gap because theres no rubber in between them. Creaking real bad! How hard should this be to fix?

My car has 187000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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