Disassembly - Lower Control Arm (Tension Strut Bushing)
- Remove lower control arm and tension strut as an assembly from the vehicle. See REMOVAL - LOWER CONTROL ARM .
- Separate the tension strut from the lower control arm assembly.
- Position lower control arm in arbor press with tension strut bushing inside Receiver, Special Tool MB-990799, as shown (Fig 1). Position Remover, Special Tool 6644-4, on top of tension strut bushing (Fig 1).
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- Lower the arbor press ram, pressing Remover, Special Tool 6644-4, down through the tension strut bushing until the arbor press can push it no farther. This action will cut the bushing into two pieces.
- Remove lower control arm from arbor press. Remove pieces of tension strut and Remover, Special Tool 6644-4, from lower control arm.