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I have a question to throw out to you guys and see if you have an answer.
When I was puttin on my lightweight crank pulley I noticed that the front bushing on my front control arm is shot, the front control arm is pretty much just floating there on the front section... my question is: can I just replace that bushing or am I goin to have to replace the whole control arm?  And is it that hard to do?  I have pretty good knowledge, I changed out my shocks and springs last summer.  What do you guys recommend?  Thanks.

Sincerely,
Teh N00bie

Photos would help.

What part are you talking about in this diagram.

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=ACCORD&catcgry2=2004&catcgry3=2DR+EX+%28V6%29&catcgry4=KA6MT&catcgry5=FRONT+LOWER+ARM (http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=ACCORD&catcgry2=2004&catcgry3=2DR+EX+%28V6%29&catcgry4=KA6MT&catcgry5=FRONT+LOWER+ARM)

Number 8.  Oh good, looks like I can just replace the bushing. :)

Well, I'll prolly take it somewhere anyway, I'm pickin up a TL Front Sway Bar this weekend.  So I'll just have them throw that in while its up in the air.  Thanks for the pic Mike.

You can replace the bushings but the old ones would need to pressed out and press the new ones in.

Like Steve said, you will need to take the control arm off. Then you will need a press to press out the bushings. I've done a few a know a few tricks up my sleeve to get them in and out.  ;)

Alright thanks guys.  I already ordered the part and I'll just take it in sometime next week and have a garage do it, and install my TL Front sway bar while they got it up in the air.  LEss headache for me. :)

get PU bushings while you're at it.  :)

PU?

I think he means polyurethane, but I could be wrong.  :confused:

I just ordered an oem honda bushing and its done and installed. Thanks guys.


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yeah polyurethane. i got super pro bushings for mine.

Did your bushing being gone cause you any issues?

none, the polyurethane bushings are a direct fitment in terms of size. bushing kit comes with the needed lubricants.

Only issue was that every once in a while I heard the clanking of the control arm, coming from only being firmly connected at two out of three points

^ i thought Mike's question was for me hahaha

Just general I'm having a little front ending issue that I haven't had the time to look at yet.

I wasn't sure who it was too, but my bushing was shot, so figured I could throw my two cents in... seein as it is my thread! hahaha jk

Where did you get them?  I'm planning to replace my LCA bushings shortly, and would like these if they aren't too expensive.

thread necro. but fyi for everyone...

i got the bushings from Australia. ordered straight from the factory. i got part numbers if anyone is interested.

I'm interested. Please share the info. Is there a website you can link also?

http://www.superpro.com.au/ (http://www.superpro.com.au/)

i'll get the part numbers once i get home. i reckon we are like 13 time zones apart...

I've heard of superpro making bushings for our chassis. On v6p there was a discussion about middle of last year that I just revived today. I'm waiting to hear back on what the impressions were.

i got the bushes middle of last year, still haven't installed them in. a friend got a complete set in his Evo6, good stuff.

ok guys here are the part numbers for the Super Pro bushings. I got 4 separate sets here:

SPF3076K
SPF3075K
SPF3072K
SPF2945K

4 separate sets? Are they different bushings or are they all the same sets but different durometers?

all different bushings for the front suspension.

Thread revival! I took a look at my compliance bushings today... I think I'll just go ahead and get some new ones from AFH. I don't think those cracks are supposed to be there. And I'm not sure why the passenger side is so much more stretched out like that.

Passenger side:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ogd8cmyf4904a7m/LCA_bushing_passenger.jpg (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ogd8cmyf4904a7m/LCA_bushing_passenger.jpg)

Driver side:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/97yqdnv6kweqoo3/LCA_bushing_driver.jpg (https://www.dropbox.com/s/97yqdnv6kweqoo3/LCA_bushing_driver.jpg)

Really Jeff? Links to Dropbox? Noob.

I was too lazy to resize the pictures to fit the forum. Suck it!

I just went thru a transmission swap. When removing the LCA's, I noticed the bushes were somewhat deteriorated. Decided to just replace the both LCA's rather than going thru aggravation of doing the bushes. I think they were about $65 apiece.
Had enough aggravation going on w/trans...

It took me all of like five minutes to replace the compliance bushings after the LCA's were out. But then again, I have access to a press, so that made it like 1000 times easier.

Having a press is a big plus. I actually have a tool that I bought years ago to replace the trailing arm bushings on my Integra. The aggravation would come from trying to FIND that tool, and I'm not sure it would even work on our LCA's...
So I figured $65 per side wasn't too bad, by the time I bought bushings, then tried to change them out...
Like I said, had my hands full with transmission swap.