Disassembly - Lower Control Arm (Pivot Bushing)

Remove lower control arm and tension strut as an assembly from the vehicle.
Separate the tension strut from the lower control arm assembly.
Position lower control arm in arbor press with large end of pivot bushing inside Receiver, Special Tool MB-990799, as shown (Fig 1). Position Remover, Special Tool 6644-2, on top of pivot bushing (Fig 1).
Using the arbor press, press the lower control arm pivot bushing out of lower control arm.
Remove the pressed out lower control arm pivot bushing from the Receiver and discard.

Fig 1: Removing Lower Control Arm Pivot Bushing
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