# Trailing Arm Bushings **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 24, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trailing-arm-bushings/14375 "2008-05-24T02:12:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trailing-arm-bushings/14375/1 "2008-05-24T02:12:57Z")
Hi I have a 2005 Legacy GT wagon with 46k miles in New England. I was told by dealer that trailing arm bushings are starting to separate. They recommended replacement but at $500 I want to understand a bit more and if normal at what seems to be early in cars life at 3yrs/46k? Thanks for insight. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trailing-arm-bushings/14375/2 "2008-05-24T02:53:01Z")
Unless you regularly take the car bushwhacking, that’s too soon for those bushings to go bad. What symptoms are you experiencing? Get a second opinion at an independent shop. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trailing-arm-bushings/14375/3 "2008-05-24T19:55:31Z")
No symptoms whatsoever and no bushwacking, lots of frost heaves though this year. My car went in for oil change/rotate and they found front/rear brake pads were worn out(replaced front pads only and they smoothed rotors). I plan on trying independent Subaru specialist it just seemed like an odd item to go this early especially `9k past warranty.