26/08/2026
A little bit more elaboration on just how bad this lower control arm fault is- the front lower control arm bush housing completely snapped off.- In my 40 odd years as a Mechanic- I have never seen a front lower bush housing snapped off like this- HOWEVER! Further investigation- I found the tyre had a severe defect- actual- out of round- it is possible the tyre caused lateral force on the the lower control arm- compounding side force possibly causing a stress fracture- then eventual complete failure- to make things worse- the bushes where after market neoprene bushes- so the the out of round tyre was causing lateral stress on the front inner control arm bush housing- because the bush was neoprene they do not have any give or flex like rubber bushes- the force went through the bush on to the housing which eventually cause stress fracture then eventual failure- this is why I recommend rubber bushes for suspension components- M
