Disassembly - Lower Control Arm (Pivot Bushing)
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- Remove lower control arm and tension strut as an assembly from the vehicle.
- Separate the tension strut from the lower control arm assembly.
- Position lower control arm in arbor press with large end of pivot bushing inside Receiver, Special Tool MB-990799, as shown (Fig 1). Position Remover, Special Tool 6644-2, on top of pivot bushing (Fig 1).
- Using the arbor press, press the lower control arm pivot bushing out of lower control arm.
- Remove the pressed out lower control arm pivot bushing from the Receiver and discard.