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Without being there to actually see the rubber bushing in person to see if it is degraded or torn, I'd say the movement you are showing is normal. The bushing is just rubber which is fixed at its inner circumference where the bolt goes through and is fixed at its outer circumference where it is pressed into the arm. But in between those two fixed points it's flexible rubber so you will be able to flex it sideways when you get a screwdriver in there like that. If it's torn that's a different matter, but your does not look torn, at least that I can see. The movement at the ball joint end is totally normal - that's what ball joints do. When driving, that arm is not really subject to those side to side forces. It's gets pressure straight in and out.
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