I did my own upper control arm bushings and took them to the dealer for spot welding, they said they don't do it - it was done at the factory but is not necessary , as per cumberland valley motors in harrisburg, PA. I re installed them and they work fine. Mike 87 Westy The Bus Depot wrote: > > These bushings are "shot" on my 86'. I have looked at different manuals > > that say take it to the dealer, because of spot welding (Haynes), some > > make it sound fairly easy. The archives is filled with notes on how to do > > it, but are these people mechanics? > > > > So I am between $600.00 and a hard place. > > This seems absurd. All four upper control arm bushings are under $100. My > local VW repair specialist (not a dealer) charged me about $125 in labor to > spot-weld them in for me and realign the front end when he was done. Where > do you come up with $600? > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot > http://www.busdepot.com |
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