Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:22:46 -0400
Reply-To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
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Neil,
thanks for the heads up.
I actually have seen this thread before (I read it last time I was doing
replacements and got the Febis):
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272333&highlight=upper+control+arm+bushings
The photos seem to suggest that the Febi and other "sealed" bushings are
superior, but at least one person on that thread (kayakwesty) said their
Febi's went bad after 3 months. Trying to track down some Febi's is
definitely something I'm considering, though, since the ones I used before
on the passenger side held up fine.
-Wes
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 7:00 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Check out a thread over on the Samba regarding upper arm bushings.
> Might be info regarding different manufacturers.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 4/25/09, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > My drivers side upper control arm bushings are screaming like crazy.
> These
> > are new Meyle bushings, installed a little over a year ago. The Meyle
> > bushings I had installed on the passenger side at the same time went bad
> > almost right away. I replaced those last summer with Febi bushings
> which
> > have held up so far (fingers crossed).
> >
> > I am careful when installing them (and know not to tighten them all the
> way
> > before lowering the van for example) and think a lot of the parts are
> just
> > bad. I have seen other people post similar frustrating experiences with
> > these bushings (including some who had problems with the Febi bushings).
> >
> > Does anyone know where to get a decent bushing? I've had bushings from
> > different list vendors that all went bad (they were all Meyle bushings,
> the
> > Febi bushings I had just picked up from a Flaps in a hurry). Is there a
> > chance I'll get better quality if I cough up the money to get them from
> the
> > dealer? (Presumably then there would at least be a warranty I could
> collect
> > on without too much hassle.)
> >
> > The worst part about changing these so often is that I can't even do it
> all
> > myself. Once I remove the control arm, I have to take it somewhere and
> pay
> > someone to press the new bushings in.
> >
> > Sorry for the griping! I just can't believe how problematic these
> bushings
> > seem to be!
> >
> > -Wes
> > '83 1.9l manual westy ("pickle")
> >
>
>
> --
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>
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>
>
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