I've done many, many of these in the past. With every one that I've done, I press the bushing into the control arm first, then press the shaft into the bushing. Question? How important is it that the shaft be tight in the bushing? Every one that I have done, the shaft was pressed into the bushing, and was tight. This past weekend, I replaced the bushings for a friend. One shaft was tight the other was not. I could actually pull it out of the bushing by had, very easily! (NOT sloppy loose, just snugly loose) I'm thinking the bushing is defective? With that, will anything be affected having the shaft loose?