Date:         Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:38:38 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom Carrington <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Carrington <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Organization: ReliTech, Inc.
Subject:      Re: Ball joint question.
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PerL:

Sound like you got a bonus bolt! I replaced one of my Van's upper joints
recently...feel free to look at:
http://www.relitech.com/tomc/uballjnt.htm
for the procedure.

Have fun!
TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com

Per Lindgren wrote:
>
> Listees,
>
> Today, I bought a balljoint to replace the worn out unit at the upper
> left position on my '88 Syncro. I didn't get a VW unit, but a TRW. The
> thing that puzzles me is that, included is two hex bolts for the
> wishbone control arm, so far all ok. Also included was two locking nuts,
> but AFAIK i need only one to mount the joint to the spindle? Why is two
> included? Is it just a spare for the lower joint, if you need to remove
> the entire steering knuckle? Any opinions would be helpful.
> Now, you can all guess what I'll be doing this weekend
>
> PerL
> 88 Syncro
> Arendal, Norway