Rear lower control arm bushing replacement, both sides?

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA

191,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

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Hi, I just got an alignment for my car, and they said on both of my rear lower control arms, the bushings were bad. I bought an energy suspension bushing kit; the rest of the lower control arm bushings were very hard to find otherwise. Is a c-clamp good for getting those bushings and especially what's more effective in getting those back in?
Thank you so much.

Dec 23, 2022 at 12:58 AM

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Most of the time it is easier to get replacement lower control arms but, in this case, it would be better to change the bushings out.

Here is video to show you how on a similar car:

https://youtu.be/g_hj1hRSNgg

Included how to change the rear lower control arm out in the images below in case you need them. Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

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Dec 23, 2022 at 12:19 PM