I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole. My next restoration project is my total front suspension on my 83 Air Cooled with 278K on it. I've been shooting grease in mine through the cracks in the rubber for the last 160K and they're all still tight. Stan Wilder On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 19:17:26 -0700 Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET> writes: > Any good reason to replace good joint just because the rubber boot is > torn? > Please, enlighten > Thanks > Leon > 85 Subwagen Westy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On > Behalf > Of Kenneth D Lewis > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:32 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Brake whoas > > > Scott; > Check the rubber bellows on the upper ball joints. If they > are > torn(likely) replace the joint. > > Good Luck and Drive Safely > Ken Lewis > 86 Crewcab,60 356 > http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ > > On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 01:15:22 EDT Scott Kraning <OuiSki1@AOL.COM> > writes: > > Hey Volks - > > > .....wondering if there are any other parts I should order at the > same > time to complete a brake > > job like > > this > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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