Greasing Control Arm Bushings

[rgorke]

Hey 04_Sport_LS and others who have done this, how has it held up over a couple years?

Rear lower control arm bushing replacement (pics)

 

[04_Sport_LS]

And if you read that thread closely... I said the following in it:

FYI and fair warning. I got about a year and roughly 20,000 highway miles out of this temporary fix. During my last LOF,,, I hit the zerks on the rear contol arms... and saw the left rear move. That means the bushing is toast.

With mostly in town driving the failure time would be shortened. I only did it to buy some time to source parts for a complete suspension rebuild. Plus I was working a lot of hours at the time.

If the boots on the control arm aren't torn... and there is no squeaking,,, I wouldn't bother with installing a grease fitting.