Mountain Pass Performance Lower Control Arm Bearing

One of the most common wear items on the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y is the lower control arm bushing. If you're chasing down sloppy steering feel or a clunking noise from the front end, a worn Tesla lower control arm bushing is one of the first things we check.

We regularly see Model 3 and Model Y owners come in around 50,000 miles and up with bushings that have visible tears. Once a lower control arm bushing tears, it stops doing its job of keeping the arm firmly located, and you start feeling it in the steering — vague, sloppy response at first, and clunking or knocking over bumps as it gets worse.

The stock rubber bushing is a wear item by design. It's not a matter of if it wears out, but when. The good news is there's a better option than a factory replacement: the Mountain Pass Performance (MPP) lower control arm bearing.

Instead of a compressible rubber bushing, the MPP Tesla lower control arm bearing uses a spherical bearing design. That means it doesn't degrade the way rubber does over time, so it holds up far longer than OEM, and it also tightens up your steering feedback in the process — a genuine handling upgrade, not just a repair.

In the photos below, you can see just how torn the factory bushings had gotten before the car came in, next to the MPP solid front lower control arm bearing we replaced them with.

If your Tesla is starting to feel loose in the front end, or you're hearing clunking over bumps, bring it in and we'll take a look. Most lower control arm bearing replacements are a same-day job.

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