OEM 2006 Chevrolet HHR Control Arm Bushing

2006 Chevrolet HHR Control Arm Bushing Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to replace the control arm bushings in the rear suspension on 2006 Chevrolet HHR?

  A: To change the control arm bushings at the rear suspension, start by lifting and supporting vehicle, followed by unmounting the rear wheels and position two screw type jack stands at both rear axle ends accordingly. Release the rear brake hose brackets from the body, the lower shock, and bolts it and while lowering the axle to take out the Coil Springs do not kink the brake pipes. Temporarily reinstall the lower shock bolts to support the axle and remove both ends rear axle bushing bracket to body bolts. Lift up the rear of the axle using the jack stands to allow the bushing brackets pivot from the body before removing the axle bushing through bolts and bushing brackets. Mark the old bushing's depth marker and orientation before removal and using the j 44570 bushing remover/installer kit (J 44570), install the j 44570-1 with the lip lip between the axle sleeve and bushing flange, you may need to hammer it fully in place. Fitting j 44570-3 through the j 44570-1 and the axle bushing, then washer and nut by hand, tight until snug. Drive the bushing out of the axle sleeve using a hammer, dismantle the tool, and take the bushing out. For installation, make sure the new bushings are correctly oriented with the rubber end pointing inboard and the largest void pointing to the wheel hub center . Put the j 44570-1 on bushing and then push j 44570-3 through j 44570-1 and axle bushing and install j 44570-2 bearing, washer and nut. Pull the bushing into the axle sleeve by holding the hex end of the threaded shaft and turning the nut and then remove the bushing installation tool, pull it out. Mount the axle brackets to the axle bushings with the alignment slot on the outboard side and make sure that the axle bushing through bolts are bolted into the axle bushing with its bolt head facing inboard. Loosely connect the bushing bolts, park brake cable bracket and nuts and lower the rear of the axle so that bushing brackets come in contact with the body. Tighten the axle bracket to body bolts hand tight enough just to make the brackets flush with the body, then adjust the axle so that it is trimmed to the proper trim height specification before tightening the axle to through bolts to 90 nm (66 ft. Lbs.) + 60 degrees. Use two 12 mm diameter pins to go through axle brackets to the underbody, align and tighten the left and right side axle brackets, then tighten all bracket to body bolts to 90 nm (66 ft. Lbs.) +30 degrees. With the axle being held by the jack stands, remove the lower bolts of the shock and lower the jacks to install the Coil Springs with the tag that has a color on the rear side and raise the jacks until the springs are nearly compressed to tighten the lower bolts of the shock with a tightening measure of 125 nm (92 ft. Lbs.). Finally take off the jack stands, move rear brake hose brackets back to the body and refit brake hose bracket attaching nuts, rear wheels, and drop vehicle.