# Compliance arm bushing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/compliance-arm-bushing/58393>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [December 7, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compliance-arm-bushing/58393 "2010-12-07T05:32:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![munkyking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@munkyking](https://community.cartalk.com/u/munkyking)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compliance-arm-bushing/58393/1 "2010-12-07T05:32:00Z")

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my wife drives a 2003 Honda Civic took it in and the dealer says there is a tear in the compliance arm bushing. is this hard to replace? any special tools? how many hours?

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**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compliance-arm-bushing/58393/2 "2010-12-07T12:10:16Z")

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It maybe easiest for the do-it yourself-er to purchase a new control arm with the bushings already installed. You will also need to put a new ball joint on as well. The total coast of parts less the $100.00 on line.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compliance-arm-bushing/58393/3 "2010-12-07T12:28:14Z")

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I would get a second opinion from an independent mechanic. This is the sort of thing dealers use to generate profits.

What’s your level of expertise?

Locate a service manual for your Civic and read through the procedure. Then you can decide how hard it is.

I wouldn’t undertake this project in my garage.

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**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compliance-arm-bushing/58393/4 "2010-12-07T15:54:04Z")

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Here’s some previous topics about this very same thing:

[http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/1483211.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/1483211.page)  
[http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/1909213.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/1909213.page)  
[http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2160616.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2160616.page)

BC.

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**Author:** ![munkyking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@munkyking](https://community.cartalk.com/u/munkyking)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compliance-arm-bushing/58393/5 "2010-12-08T05:05:17Z")

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thanks everyone for all your help I’ll look into this more and get a non-dealer to look at it. I have a mechanics background but in aviation which is a little different. You guys are the best. I love Car Talk and can never get enough of the great stories that come from the show. Thanks again