just do it!
- blatzer
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just do it!
after 5 years of clunk, wobble, sway- the front end is tight!- to do list included drag link replaced, center pivot pin/bushings replaced, passenger tie rod replaced, BAll joints replaced, front end aligned, it's worth it!
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Re: just do it!
Congratulations. where did you get your ball joints, and does the car return to center after a corner?blatzer wrote:after 5 years of clunk, wobble, sway- the front end is tight!- to do list included drag link replaced, center pivot pin/bushings replaced, passenger tie rod replaced, BAll joints replaced, front end aligned, it's worth it!
Colin
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- blatzer
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i bought the ball joints from the 'community' one pair of nakata and a pair from vw/mexico and a local machine shop did the work on the extracted torsion arms- it does return to center after the turn!
Enlighten the people, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.
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The one I took off was very pliable, the new one was like a shock absorber, took some muscle to compress. 20 bucks and two bolts to replace...if only they all were that easy.blatzer wrote:not yet, but i will!
I am going to do the drag link and the tie rods next. How hard were the ball joints to replace?
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with the bus on stands, wheels off, i used a floor jack to move the u & l torsion arms to relieve the tension and remove them from the steering knuckle, pay close attention to which way the sway bar clips are oriented, and using a friend to tweak and/or tap the upper arm back into its home were the key items; once out the machine shop got them, they were back in my hands in less than a day- props to precision engine in atx
Enlighten the people, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson