Thread: Front Lower Control Arm Bushes

Depends if you are replacing them yourself at home or paying a workshop to do it, whole arms are easier to replace and will take less labour but the arms cost more.
Bushes are cheap but labour intensive to replace and you'll need a good range of tools to do it.
I've done just the bushes without removing the arms and it was still a difficult task.

It’s far easier to just buy new LCA’s complete with new bushes. It’s damn near impossible to put in the new bushes unless you have a 50t workshop press

Originally Posted by John_D4

It’s far easier to just buy new LCA’s complete with new bushes. It’s damn near impossible to put in the new bushes unless you have a 50t workshop press

Not really, i just used a manual bush replacement kit under the front of the car but the arms are designed in a way that makes it difficult to brace while removing or fitting the bushes.

After deflating the airbag,this tool from Laser makes the replacement easy LASER TOOLS 6180 HYDRO SUSPENSION BUSH TOOL + INSTRUCTIONS FITS LAND ROVER 5018341061807 | eBay

Beg ,borrow?

Originally Posted by eddy

After deflating the airbag,this tool from Laser makes the replacement easy LASER TOOLS 6180 HYDRO SUSPENSION BUSH TOOL + INSTRUCTIONS FITS LAND ROVER 5018341061807 | eBay

Beg ,borrow?

Expensive tool to change just one of the many bushes in the vehicle, better off buying a press kit that will do all of the them.
That clamp is really what you need to hold the arm.

I was thinking of buying one tool to do all the bushes, but not sure if such an animal exists.
From what I can piece together these bushes need replacing regularly, if that is so then replacing the control arm everytime a bush reaches it's use by date could be a constant drain on resources, whereas purchasing a tool that does all bushes could be a great saving in the long term.
Time is not a problem to me as I am retired so hence my leaning towards an all round tool if there is such an animal.
Regards:-
Patrick M

First time around buy replacement lower control arms and instal them. Take the old ones out and buy new bushes and just pay a firm to put them in for you on the old arms ready for next time - a cheap and easy way to do the job.

Having said that my RRS has done 230,000km and is still on its original bushes - yes they do rattle a bit on driveways but are still holding up - on the weekend I drove quite a few kms on gravel corrugated roads with no issues.

I have had a set of new HD lower control arms ready to go in for over 12 months and they are still in their box waiting.

Garry

Originally Posted by Patrick M

I was thinking of buying one tool to do all the bushes, but not sure if such an animal exists.
From what I can piece together these bushes need replacing regularly, if that is so then replacing the control arm everytime a bush reaches it's use by date could be a constant drain on resources, whereas purchasing a tool that does all bushes could be a great saving in the long term.
Time is not a problem to me as I am retired so hence my leaning towards an all round tool if there is such an animal.
Regards:-
Patrick M

I have a very nice 10t press tool.

To do the front lower arms has a 6 piece kit
Front Upper another 4 pieces
rears are 2 more kits for the arms
Hub bushes on the rear is another 2 sets

Because of the way the bushes protrude its not as simple to just mandrel press them