Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:52:39 -0400
Reply-To: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
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You correct. Spot welds are to prevent turning. I remember that the
upper bushings on my previous Westy also squeaked like mad shortly
after replacement with spot welding.
On 4/25/09, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> good question. I spot welded the febi replacements on the passenger side,
> but not the ones that are squeaking now.
>
> However, I am 90% sure the bushings are not turning. I will confirm this
> when I replace them. When I used the febis to replace the
> less-than-1-year-old meyle's that were squeaking, those had not been spot
> welded but were not turning.
>
> Unless I misunderstand something, the only point of the spot weld is to
> prevent the bushings from turning in the arms, right?
>
> (I do plan on spot welding the replacements this time, however, as I
> understand that some people have had issues with the bushings turning.)
>
> -Wes
>
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You didn't mention spot-welding them as described in the Bentley
>> manual. Did you have that done too?
>>
>> 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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>>
>> Chris S.
>> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>>
>
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