Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:22:22 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Lower ball joint tricks?
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makes sense.
I kinda think it doesn't matter too much which lower arms they have these
days,
as long as all the parts all match correctly.
I do think earlier vans feel more lively and tossable though,
but it might not just be the lower arms.
and I can't say I've driven a non-PS Van with cast lower arms Maybe they
feel more lively in the handling too., or maybe not.
I've been wanting to put the later brake parts on an earlier van too.
let us know how it turns out.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>;
<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: Lower ball joint tricks?
Cast iron lower control arms were left on the donor as I could not
remove the bolts. Going with just the brakes and uprights which have
the BJ in them, and they are both shot.
There was a thorough and heated discussion on the list about the
merits of cast iron vs pressed control arms at some point in the past.
Having owned Vanagons with both types of arms I elected not to
continue pursuing that part of the upgrade.
2010/2/3, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>:
> re
> "I have complete set of '89 uprights with complete brake assemblies
>> which I wish to transplant to my '84"
>
> I'm trying stay out of discussions today ..
> but ...
> I'm wondering ........is it that the 89 BJ's are shot and you want to
> replace them,
> or is it that the 84's stamped lower arm BJ's are shot, and you want to
> replace them .......
>
> because ...........the more natural thing to do to install 89's uprights
> and
> brakes and all, is to put them onto cast lower arms.
> And the matching good used cast lower arms could have good BJ's in them
> yet.
> so .......IF I am following this right,
> perhaps all you need are cast lower arms with good BJ's in them.
> .........mmm ?
> ( need the anti-sway bar to go with them too prett' sure ).
>
> just trying to help,
> scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Lower ball joint tricks?
>
>
> Chris,
>
> It's not worth buying the extensive press set needed if you can drop
> the parts by a tire store, as I did, and let the mechanic do it on his
> lunch hour. I paid about $20 cash, maybe less. Shop around, a tire
> store just a mile away wanted $70 (going by their book) for a vanagon
> front end.
>
> You can also rent the proper kit from your FLAPS, but I'm tellin' ya,
> 20 dollars for out and in is better than buying a tool you may never
> use again, and less than the hassle of renting and figuring out for
> yourself how to use the rented tool and its myriad adapters. There's a
> good writeup about what tool to rent and how to use it in the
> archives, IIRC. Write me if you can't find it, I think I saved it, if
> you go that route.
>
> I'm all for doing one's own work and all, but I like to take advantage
> of situations where somebody already owns an expensive tool, knows how
> to use it, and wants to make a few bucks.
>
> I went to an NTB, I'm sure you have those in Atlanta.
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have complete set of '89 uprights with complete brake assemblies
>> which I wish to transplant to my '84. The trick is that I need to R&R
>> the lower balljoints. The ball joint tools from FLAPS are basically
>> useless and I can't press them out. What sort of magic do I need to
>> perform short of taking them to a machine shop? I did the V-dub
>> finger signs and a few chants in German to no avail.
>>
>> --
>> Chris S.
>> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>>
>
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Wysłane z mojego urządzenia przenośnego
Chris S.
Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
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