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Date:         Fri, 13 May 2011 09:33:04 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Front end suspension
Comments: To: Troy <colorworks@gci.net>
In-Reply-To:  <1F757E6EB89741F5A12A3CED0C668719@troyb5bff49d63>
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I had mine spot welded. I later learned some don't bother spot welding the upper bushings and experience no bushing rotation, which tells me it can be omitted if you're adventurous.

This time around I'm inclined to go with Powerflex ( http://t3technique.com/powerflex-bushings.html) for front and rear bushings. High-quality marine grease is recommended.

2011/5/12 Troy <colorworks@gci.net>

> Speaking of upper control arm bushings, is there any reason a person > could not use JB Weld instead of spot welding those things in? Seems like > all the problems that come about are from heat. I believe "loogy", the guy > who sells spacers and so forth on the samba, mentioned he installed some > without spot welding at all, and I don't recall if he ran into problems or > not. JB Weld is pretty tough stuff, and if it worked okay would certainly > prevent any issues from heat. > > This is a job I need to tackle myself this summer, so just wanted to ask if > anyone's done that. > > Troy >

-- Chris S. "No solution is too complex to be executed incorrectly"


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