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Message: <blockquote data-quote="oligokoko" data-source="post: 377918" data-attributes="member: 14920">if u suspect lower arm bush kong, there is an easy way to identify. this mostly happen on an e46 n now berjangkit to e90 oredi. e46 easy to detect n replace but e90 is a bit hard.to identify damage :1. engage D gear and release brake (while engine is on of course)2. let d car roll freely for a while until it reaches a steady speed3. start make an intermediate emergency brake a few times4. if u can feel a spongy effect, d bush is OK    if u feel like a sudden jerk (sumthin like engine mounting koyak on jap cars) and a sound from lower front part of vehicle,    the wahlaa! there is ur prob, a kong control arm bushalternative : u can also make a full turn steering (like making a u-turn), engage D n make tht sudden braking. u might feel    this also. better if u have another guy looking at one of ur frt tyres. if d bush is completely kong, then u can see d frt tyres moving back n forth or sumthimes vibrate awkwardly. as astroboy's detailed figure, e90 control arm bush can be replaced w/o having to change d control arm. they must remove n repace just d bush. it is cheaper but take sum time 2 remove n install d bush back. usually takes around 1/2 a day. if u r replacing one on an e90, pls do ask d technician to inspect d ball joint of d arm too. if d ball joint is already hard, then better to replace d whole arm coz frm my experience, replacing d ball joint only usually will damage d arm coz it is hard to get it in. better to get a new arm, which already include a new bush n ball joint. n d price is 1k++ per arm (not 5 digits as publish b4 by astroboy. mayb its a typo by d catalogue guys =D ).so start inspecting ur control arm bush guys. usually this part will leak (e90) and torn (e46) or both. i recommend to inspect this if ur car have clocked 60k on mileage. Happy troubleshooting !!!</blockquote>

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