2008 Mazda 5 Lower Front Control Arm Bushing
In this video I will replace the rear bushing from the front lower control arm on a Mazda 5. This is a 2008 Mazda 5 but should pertain to other model years. Also may apply to the Mazda 3 and some Ford or Volvo models.
Bushing from Amazon.de: www.amazon.de/dp/B0067OUIJG/r...
Also you may need to get 4x M12x70 Bolts and lock washers to complete the install. The factory bolts that came off my Mazda 5 did not fit the threads of this NK part.
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If that bushing is warn out the rest of the control arm is warn out especially the ball joints. A new arm is much cheaper and faster to replace.
Doubtful that stainless steel was the right choice. If you don't use anti sieze it's possible that you never got it tight. It could have just galled. Check out AVE's video on galling.
Not sure what the bushings cost, I just bought the whole a-arm. It wasn’t that expensive. I wonder how long this job actually took
That can't be the correct part for that car I it was those OEM bolts would work. Shop some place else next time and you should use blue locktight but I just don't like that idea
Better off replacing the whole unit, replace the 3 pivot points at once (new arm) is a big time saver and possibly very close in price. compared to doing one at a time over time. But hey that's my 2 cents.
Hey Should you not be replacing the bolts with high tensile steel bolts? I thought Stainless Steel wasn't as strong?
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Did the bushing make any noise on bumps? I have the same blown bushing and fixed the ball joint, cv, bearing, end link etc. can’t seem to find what’s clunking
And you make it look really easy from Maximilian
Hi, I own a 2010 Mazda5 in Malaysia. Would the parts be the same?
On Rock Auto, the bushing alone is $12-22, the entire control arm with all bushings and ball joint is about $40. I just replaced both arms.
Nicely done. Absolutely love the DIY'er details like identifying the bolts and the step to get the bushing inner liner off. Thanks!
Just uploaded video on this, since I could not find one. Very interesting you did it a different way, but we have similar ideas. In my video for tools- press, impact hammer, pliers, big hammer, lube, zip saw
I'm very happy to see what you did I found out that my car doesn't have little I guess his of pushing or a bumper kind of thing which is interesting because every video I saw didn't have it I did thank you for letting me know
Very informative video, a great help
What side is this on?
Does it have a left and right?
i'm assuming this is the driver's side. he didn't specify which side.
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