to clarify.... I took the steering knuckle to the shop. The did the lower BJ R&R I re-installed the steering knuckle, did rest of work, did rough measurement and adjust of alignment, drove bus to alignment shop. Of note, I wish I'd done the upper arm bushings prior to alignment. These were worn beyond spec. Ain't hindsight grand? ;) Neil. On 1/10/16, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > This is what I did. Upper ball joint R&R is easy to do. > Would suggest using a shop that will press the new > lower ball joints in. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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