# Control arm bushing upside down?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/control-arm-bushing-upside-down/74041>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** silhouette, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [August 13, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/control-arm-bushing-upside-down/74041 "2012-08-13T03:22:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![m551](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@m551](https://community.cartalk.com/u/m551)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/control-arm-bushing-upside-down/74041/1 "2012-08-13T03:22:40Z")

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Car is 2001 Olds Silhouette 3.4 van-  
Just finished installing front, lower control arm bushing. The bushing ( Moog-K6712) is the one in front with the vertical, torx head bolt- the bushing is encased in metal with a flange on one side-after installing the passengers side, I noticed that the flange is on the bottom of the arm on the drivers side where as I put the flange on the top of the arm on the passenger side-  
Will this affect the function of bushing in any way?  
I can’t see how it would as the rubber is equidistant either way-  
Please let me know if I screwed the pooch with this reverse flange side installation.  
Thank you in advance-