OEM 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Control Arm Bushing

2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Control Arm Bushing Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to replace the control arm bushing in the rear suspension on 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt?

  A: To change the Control Arm Bushing of the rear suspension, first lift and support the car, next do away off the rear wheels. Under both sides of the rear axle set two screw type jack stands and unbolt the rear brake hose bracket attaching nuts from the body allowing the brake belt brackets to hang down. Next, undo the lower bolts of the shocks, be aware not to crush the brake pipes as you lower the axle to pull the coil spring off. Reinstall the lower shock bolts temporarily for use in supporting the axle; remove bushing bracket to body bolts on both ends of the rear axle. Lift the rear of the axle using the jack stands until the bushing brackets departs from the body, thereafter remove the axle bushing through bolts and the bushing bracket, marking depth and axis of the obsolete bushing. Handling the bushing remover/installer kit (J44570), set the j44570-1 using the lip between the axle sleeve and the bushing flange, possibly needing to hit with a hammer to fully seat in place the tool. Put in j44570-3 through j44570-1 and the axle bushing, and install the washer and nut with hands and tighten until snug. Hammer on a bushing from the axle sleeve and apart the hammer, and remove the bushing. To install, slide the new bushings with the same orientation as observed during de-installation, while the rubber end should face inboard and with the largest void towards the center of the wheel hub. Put the j44570-1 in the bushing, then put the j44570-3 through the j44570-1 and the axle bushing and then recline the j44570-2 bearing, washer, and nut. Other than that, you need to pull the bushing into the axle-sleeve while gripping the hex end of the threaded-shaft while rotating the nut and de assembly and removal of the bushing installation tool. Install the axle brackets to the axle bushings with their alignment slot on the outboard side while the axle bushing through bolts bolt head is facing inboard. Loosely install the bushing bolts, park brake cable brackets, and nuts, and then drop the rear of the axel to where the bushing brackets contact the body. Tighten the axle bracket to body bolts hand until only enough to keep the brackets touching the body, and make sure axle through bolts are tightened at the correct trim height before torquing down axle bracket to body bolts. Mount the axle to the proper trim stature determination, after that raise the axle bushing through bolts to 90 n.m (66 lb ft)+60 degrees. Mount two 12mm diameter pins into the axle brackets in the underbody, align, and tighten left and right side axle bracket bolts and the bracket to the body bolts to 90n.m (66 lb ft) + 30 degrees. While the axle is supported on the jack stands, unbolt the lower shock bolts, lower the jacks and loosen the Coil Springs while ensuring the colored tag faces the rear of the vehicle. Rise the jacks until the springs are a little compressed to put the lower shock bolts and tighten to 110nm with 81 lb.ft. Finally, remove the jack stands, set the rear brake hose brackets back to the body, set the brake hose bracket attaching nuts, install the rear wheels, and lower the vehicle.