Thread: Lower Control Arm Bushing Failure - Reference Photos

Hi All,
When I was trying to confirm to myself that I needed to change my D4 LCA's I couldn't find much info or photos to confirm my suspicions, so I though that I'd post these photos to potentially assist others.

History/Symptoms:
- Purchased D4 at ~56k from LR Dealer, and already had some front end knocking, but only when going over corrugated roads (horrendous), or occasional short bumps.
- This knocking slowly got worse, but not enough to get me to do anything about it, as the D4 still drove beautifully
- Fast forward to 102K, when I had all four brake rotors (and pads) changed at the same time. All was good, even did a drive to Sydney and back without issues.
- Then suddenly, after having sat for a couple of days, the front drivers side started to suffer terrible brake vibration/knock/shudder on braking.
- Took it into the garage, and they said warped rotor, and skimmed the disc (but didn't charge me for it), which made it a bit better.
- The brake vibration/knock/shudder on braking would sometimes disappear, but get noticeably worse when the D4 had gone a few 10's of km (i.e. warmed up)
- Assuming that it was brake bedding in issues, I then tried the various hard stop techniques to get them sorted, which would make it better for a bit, but not fixed.
- After the vibration/knocking/shudder getting really bad, I finally gave in and ordered Meyle HD LCA's for replacement (noting that all though this saga, the garage said that the bushings were fine and had no play).
- I've just had them changed, and I now have the sweetest ride (wishing I had made the decision ages back). There is probably a little but of vibration in the brakes, but nothing of any concern at all.

Notes:
- The garage said that the bushings were fine, had no play, and didn't need to be replaced.
- I poked an inspection camera into the bushings, and only saw a little bit of perished rubber at most, so didn't think that they had totally gone
- There was no obvious signs of grease leakage from the bushings (that I saw) prior to their removal
- Highly recommend the Meyle HD bushings (hopefully they will last a lot longer than their 4 year warranty).
- I think that the photos say it all - there's not a lot you can tell from just looking at the bushings on the car, but once they come off, it's clear they are u/s.
- photos are numbered and description in the filename (but in wrong order - start with #8)

My brake vibes were the rear bushes, man they were sad, and the wheel used to pulse in and out