Date:         Mon, 10 Jul 2000 23:25:21 -0400
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@ReliTech.com>
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From:         "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@ReliTech.com>
Subject:      FW:  Help on control arm bushings
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Wright [SMTP:swright@mail.sls.bc.ca]
> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 4:26 PM
> To:   vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject:      Is the list up? Help on control arm bushings
>
> I was unable to reach the list archives to search on this topic,
> which I know has been covered before:
>
> I have serious squeaking and clunking from the front end of my '88
> Westy. In checking the upper ball joints, the right side appears to
> have some play, so I pulled it out. Once out, it seems tight enough,
> but I guess I should still replace it..?
>
> Then I took out the upper control arm - it was squeaking badly
> once the ball joint was loose. I've ground off the spot weld, but
> hammering away at it won't loosen the bushing - there must be a
> trick to this without needing a press! Any ideas on how to do this
> with basic tools?
>
> If anyone has a howto on this, could you please send it to me?
>
> Thanks.
> Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> swright@SLS.bc.ca
> http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
> http://www.sls.bc.ca