Lower control arm problem?

[KBasham03]

Ok i have a 93 tsi, My car had a slight vibration when driving so I took it to discount tire to get my tires balanced. I pull out of discount tire and start driving down the road and my car started shaking like an earthquake. So I turn around and go back to discount tire, I made them rebalance the tires and give me new hub rings, Still doesnt fix it. So I go back and have them lift my car up on the lift, to try and figure out what the hell was going on. I pushed my rotor from front to back and found out that my whole lower control arm was moving! So I drove it home at 30mph (shaking like hell.) I just did a search, now I was wondering if this could cause this violent shaking? I was reading that the LCAs rust away and that its pointless to replace the bushing, because the control arm will just move inside the new bushing. So I guess my questions are: Could that cause violent shaking and if so should I just replace the bushings or the whole control arm.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Deadmoans]

Same thing happened to me when I had my 95 tsi. There is a recall on the lower control arms for the second gen, but it may cover the first gen.

Call the dealer to find out. They will want your VIN. And tell them you want all recall work done.

 

[KBasham03]

yeah i know that i had a 2g, but i dont think it covers 1gs

 

[Deadmoans]

suck it up and put on the new one.

 

[KBasham03]

suck it up and put on the new one.

yeah but its kinda foolish to just go blindly replacing parts

 

[Auto RS T]

Just drop the control arm and inspect it and the bushing, it is not hard to remove at all.

Disconnect it from the balljoint and shake it. Look for where the play is coming from.