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chucky
03-24-2006, 05:47 PM
Anybody seen this before. On my 03 Grand Marquis the lower control arm bushing's casing is splitting at the narrow end around the circumference. Its aluminium as is the arm its pressed into. the front suspension on this car looks like the one on my Marauder which BTW are not splitting.

I guess it could be from when they installed them it just seems odd I never noticed it before.
Marauder2005
03-24-2006, 06:01 PM
Mine was just replaced at the dealer. Every time I steped on the brakes

or pull out of my driveway it would pop/click. Do you get this??
chucky
03-24-2006, 06:17 PM
no nothing at all. did they look like mine
Marauder2005
03-24-2006, 06:28 PM
I did not get a look at them....wondering though
chucky
05-18-2006, 03:02 PM
The cracks in the bushing housings are getting worse & I found a small crarck in the arm itself, so today I took it to the dealer & they will replace both lower control arms Im also keeping & eye on the marauder but no signs of trouble yet
SergntMac
05-18-2006, 03:35 PM
If y'all had the Zack and Mac control arm set, this thread wouldn't be here...
Fourth Horseman
05-18-2006, 03:38 PM
If y'all had the Zack and Mac control arm set, this thread wouldn't be here...

So THAT's what the pinion angle does! :lol:
jimlam56
05-18-2006, 03:38 PM
If y'all had the Zack and Mac control arm set, this thread wouldn't be here...
I'll take a set!:D
SergntMac
05-18-2006, 03:49 PM
It's still a "can do", just need to meet the minimum. Carry on, gents.
Tallboy
05-18-2006, 04:01 PM
Are we talking about front or rears here? Sounds like he could be talking about fronts?
KillJoy
05-18-2006, 06:17 PM
Yeah, I read it as the fronts too. Iffin it's the rears, and you want a set of MM Stockers, I have two complets sets available.

KillJoy
JohnE
05-19-2006, 05:43 PM
Z&M control arms are for the REAR end are they not?

Looks like the problem is with the front LCA. I would get that replaced ASAP.
chucky
05-21-2006, 05:14 PM
Front Suspension!
SergntMac
05-21-2006, 06:19 PM
Front Suspension! Nevermind...
Bradley G
05-21-2006, 06:33 PM
Thier is a TSB on this concern, if I recall.
The rulling I got when I inquired about this being present on my car;
tHIS IS CONCIDERED A COSMETIC (sorry), defect not necessarily a safety issue.
Ford will only replace them, if they fail to perform.
I assume this means if they become loose and/or noisy.
cyclone03
05-22-2006, 09:07 AM
Thier is a TSB on this concern, if I recall.
The rulling I got when I inquired about this being present on my car;
tHIS IS CONCIDERED A COSMETIC (sorry), defect not necessarily a safety issue.
Ford will only replace them, if they fail to perform.
I assume this means if they become loose and/or noisy.

And the car comes in on the back of a wrecker,after being pulled out of a ditch........
fastblackmerc
05-22-2006, 09:57 AM
And the car comes in on the back of a wrecker,after being pulled out of a ditch........
Or worse......