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aripolish@yahoo.com
Oct 14, 2008, 11:30 AM
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Hi there,
My car (2002 Honda civic with 70K miles on it) has been making a rattling noise when I go over bumps. I took it to the local honda dealer who said that the control arm bushing was torn and that I needed a new control arm bushing. He said that replacing just the bushing would cost $700 and replacing the entire control arm would be $800. This sounds pretty expensive for a small rattling noise and was hoping to find out if this problem and price were accurate. Thanks so much for your help. Ari
aripolish@yahoo.com
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Jeff Norfolk
Enthusiast
Oct 14, 2008, 1:02 PM
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$700 to $800 is a bit high. I would say around $300 to $400 is more like it. The lower control arm has to be removed, then the bushing has to be pressed out and new one in. So this is not a quick easy job for a small noise. That said the dealer is always going to be higher than a local repair shop. In some cases the quality of work is no different from local to dealer. Infact the local shop I work for dose all the diagnostic and electrical work for the dealership in our town. Shop around, ask your friends where they take their cars. Good Luck
Jeff
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