Date:         Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:25:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ball joints
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Is it ball joint when there is a kind of klunk when turning the steering wheel....mostly in reverse?

Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

--- On Sun, 9/21/08, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Ball joints
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008, 8:40 AM

Chris,

Ball joints themselves aren't that expensive, but the labor for the R&R
surely is.

The upper can be replaced fairly easy, Just some bolts with take care of
it. But the lower is a bit of a bugger. As I recall there is a tack-weld
on it that will have to be ground off - that's no big deal - but you
will need a press to finish the removal job so the new one can be
installed - which also presses in.

It can all be done at home if you don't mind running down a shop that
will do the pressing for you. The rest just takes a few wenches.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Chris Snyder wrote:
> I took my 1987 Vanagon for the Missouri State Inspection and it failed
> because they said the ball joints had to much play in them.
>
> Can someone please tell me how much it should cost to get these replaced
as I
> am not able to do this job my self. Also, what is involved and what is the
> time to do this job?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chris S.   </HTML>
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