Control Arm Bushing?

[1slowdsm]

Usually a clunk when turning is a ball joint.

Ahh crap. It cluncks almost everytime I take a left turn. The passenger sie tire moves alot when I try to balance and the car vibrates from the clutch. I guess I'll need a whole new control arm huh? Last time I asked Kline Mitsu they said you HAVE to buy the whole arm, but they were probably trying to rip me off.....I hate that place so bad! Oh yeah, when I look at the bushing and shake the tire I can see the bushing move. So I'm sure its the bushing, but then it cluncks when I turn (ball joint). Might as well buy a whole new arm, huh?

[A//// Guy]

Take the wheel off and look at the ball joint. It should be nice and tight but movable from side to side. If its really loose in its cavity then its bad.

From Mitsu you can only buy the whole arm- which is what I did because the hole the ball joint sits in got too big for the replacement balljoint I put in previously and it wiggled loose.

You can try taking the control arm to Red Rooster, buying just a ball joint from them, and have them press out the old one and press in a new one.- this is cheapest.

[1slowdsm]

Last summer I bought a brand new arm from Mitsu at about $170, now its on special order and costs about $260. I'll have to go check out that Red Rooster place. Have an address? Thanks for the help.

[ther1pper]

theres a red rooster on lake drive by 35w over in lino lakes... thats the only one i know of... not sure where u live but yea.

[A//// Guy]

Theres one in Bloomington. On lyndale I believe, just look them up online.