Today's repair is a 2012 Subaru Legacy lower control arm replacement due to excessive wear of the ball joints and control arm bushings.
Subaru cars are well known for developing front-end knocking noises. There are many reasons for the noises, and the following should be inspected before doing Subaru suspension repair: Subaru lower control arms, Subaru ball joints, Subaru stabilizer link, Subaru sway bar bushings, and Subaru motor mounts. Please contact us if you need help with a Subaru suspension loud knocking noise or Subaru front-end noises when driving over bumps.
Subaru lower control arms should be replaced on both sides at the same time. Replacing control arms on only one side can cause vehicle handling problems and safety issues with vehicle control.
Problems created by worn or damaged Subaru lower control arms are excessive or odd tire wear, steering wander, and poor vehicle control (safety issue), and wheel alignment problems.
Common causes for Subaru lower control arm replacement are wear and damage from potholes, rough roads, high vehicle mileage and age, and collision damage.
Other parts that should be inspected for Subaru suspension noises are lower ball joints, sway bar bushings, sway bar links, worn struts, steering tie-rod ends, and brake inspection.
If you look closely at the photo of the old and new control arm parts, you will see the deteriorated and cracked rubber of the old bushing. This is simply the result of age and wear due to the vehicle's high mileage.
Contact us for an estimate on Subaru control arm replacement cost in Ann Arbor, MI.
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