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• Radius arm (strut bar)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:39:47 -0800
  ...Bentley shows the Strut Bar as a separate piece from the lower control arm. This is regarding the older style front suspension. How does...
• Re: Upper Control Arm, hex key size
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 5 May 2008 17:56:51 -0700
  ...Upper Control Arm, hex key size > > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:22:34 -0700 > > > > > > Howdy, > > > > Can someone tell me what size hex key...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:59:31 -0500
  ...the > control arm bushings so that will be a big help. However, is there anything > else your collective wisdom says I should be careful...
• Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:10:45 -0800
  I am tackling control arm bushings and tie rod ends this coming week. I am assuming since the control arm bushings are pressed in...
• Upper control arm bushing, done.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:26:09 -0700
  I finally got around to the upper control arm bushing on my 84 2wd... It's been rotted and metal to metal now since...
• Re: control arm bushings got the squeaks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 21:48:27 -0600
  ...but no change in the > squeaks. > what i'm wondering is how difficult it would be to > remove the control arm itself and replace...
• Re: Pressing control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:17:47 -0400
  Jim, I just sent you a link to some pictures that I did last year of replacing these rear control arm bushings. You can...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 13:05:37 -0500
  ...When I pulled > the wheel, I can definitely feel play in what I think is the front bushing > of the upper control arm (that...
• Re: Can they legally do that?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 09:18:33 -0700
  ...Our government feels we are not capable of controlling ourselves and need the whole big army of those bullies to keep us under control...
• Re: Febi or FEQ upper control arm bushing quality
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 5 May 2010 23:34:44 EDT
  ...Febi or FEQ upper control arm bushing quality Does anyone have any experience with the upper control arm bushings now sold by FebiBilstein and...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:45:01 -0600
  ...Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought Hi Tom, The problem with the existing stock-style upper control arm bushings for the...
• control arm bushings for 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Sun, 26 May 96 15:34:21 UT
  I'm in the process of getting parts together to do the control arm bushings on my 85 westy. I have found a few...
• Re: Tire Size? Conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 11:30:41 -0700
  > The handling will improve I'm sure, but not as much as when I replaced the > upper control arm bushings! > The control arm bushings...
• Re: SA HD Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:16:51 -0400
  I was always under the impression that the vanagon has upper and lower control arms, not struts. Unless you are referring to the strut...
• Front End
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:09:34 -0700
  ...The upper control arm bushing in my 82 has been replaced, but I still get that old creaking noise as the suspension moves. Next...
• Re: 1987 Westy Problems
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 18 Sep 95 09:25:30 EDT
  wrt control arm bushings on Vgon: they are tack-welded into the arm at the factory. Do new ones need to be tacked-welded...
• Fw: Squeaking Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:55:58 -0500
  I just had my van's control arm bushings replaced...lubricating just wouldn't silence them anymore. The van just turned over 170K kilometres...
• Re: upper control arm bushing- replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 21 May 2001 17:18:33 +0100
  On Monday, May 21, 2001, at 05:10 pm, Matthew Pollard wrote: > how easy/hard is the replacement of the upper control arm bushings...
• Squeaky Upper Control Arm Bushings.
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 12:10:51 -0600
  I want to replace the upper control arm bushings in my 88 GL. The Bentley and a previous post regarding this subject makes most...
• Re: Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 19:48:11 -0800
  ...The Upper Control Arm (A Arm) has loose bushings that are thunking over bumps. An examination shows pretty deteriorated bushings on the A as...
• Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:39:59 -0500
  Hello,I recently did the complete front end rebuild on an early 85(sheet metal lower control arm).It was successful,and works great...
• Ball joint removal Q..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 22 May 2001 12:22:50 -0400
  Hi all, OK, gonna replace ball joints and control arm bushings here in the near future. I've been reviewing the Haynes manual for...
• upper control arm needed
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:43:27 -0500
  well, after my local machine shop butchered my stamped upper control arm putting new bushings in, is there anyone on the list who has...
• Re: while changing UCA bushings, what else should I do?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:36:51 -0700
  Do the upper ball joints at the same time - you've got the control arm in your hand anyway, and the ball joints are...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings.......Excentric Washers ???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:22:25 -0400
  ...I want to kill my control arm bushings.......Excentric Washers ??? > >The eccentric bushings are available in three different thicknesses. it is > common >for thicker...
• Re: upper control arm bushing- replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 21 May 2001 09:18:24 -0700
  ...Pollard wrote: > how easy/hard is the replacement of the upper control arm bushings? I > have some yucky squeeks that i wanna silence. > thanks...
• Re: Now It's Down To 3K-Steal It Now!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:51:08 -0400
  ...to be the Armstrong type. I'm also a little skeptical about the "climate control" << > > But it _does_ have climate control- I can see...
• Anyone replace theeir a arm bushings (front) themselves?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 18:23:30 EDT
  ...Are you talking lower control arm bushings? It`s a booger! They want to tilt to the side. When this happens they get booger...
• Re: torsion rod bearings vs. upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:13:28 -0700
  ...much movement which could with time disfigure or stretch your upper control arm (UCA). Then when you attempt to replace the UCABs you might...
• Re: Lower Control Arm Bushing R&R
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:09:56 -0700
  ...Updated the page now that the parts are installed and lower control arm is on vehicle. http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/lowercontrolarm Metal sleeve in...
• Cast control arm upgrade worth it? Springs?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 11:39:29 -0400
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• Re: model year differences?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:01:42 -0500
  ...My '85 Westy has the cast iron lower control arms ... and metal coolant pipes that run under the van. It also has 1 throttle...
• Rear anti-roll bar installed!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Fri, 31 May 2002 13:03:56 -0700
  ...I fabricated heavy steel "carriers" to attach the a/r bar pivots to the inner control arm mounts, shortened the end links from the...
• Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 26 May 2018 13:51:23 -0700
  ...Would installing a grease fitting (zerk type?) to each upper control arm bushing, and adding grease when required (when bushing becomes noisy?), help prolong...
• New weels rubbing control arm
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 08:43:22 -0800
  ...The tire place just called and said the front wheels are hitting the upper control arms. The wheels are the 16x7.5 ET 23...
• Re: squeeks
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:13:18 -0700
  ...Wed, Mar 8, 2000, 6:44 PM > > i ventured under the chassis and started looking at my upper control arm > bushings on my passenger...
• Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:53:00 -0700
  ...sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year My drivers side upper control arm bushings are screaming like crazy. These are new Meyle bushings...
• How to press in bonded rubber mounting into upper track control arm?
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:46:39 -0600
  ...Should I get a friend to heat up the control arm a little and knock the bushings in? I put up a diagram at...
• ball joints, stabilizer bushings
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 07:48:20 -0800
  ...If the upper control arm bushings are worn and you don't want to deal with welding new ones on, find another upper control...
• Speed Control?
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce digest please
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:48:22 -0500
  I am fitting out hand controls on 91 handicap equipped Wolfie. Need to relocate speed control activator switch onto hand control arm. Is factory...
• Re: Ball joints?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 13:57:58 -0700
  ...Control Arm busing TOTALLY worn out, no5thing but the steel sleeve left! Inspect these items! You can visually see the Upper control arm busings...
• Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 05:32:18 -0400
  ...I installed new upper control arm bushings in September of 1995 at 178,200 km and now at 263,000 km one is loose...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:49:54 -0800
  ...When you go to reinstall the lower control arm bolt, place a jack under the arm near the ball joint so that you can...
• Re: Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:18:39 -0800
  ...Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL Ok, so I knew before I picked Gertie up that she would need the Upper COntrol Arm bushings...
• Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 14:27:44 -0400
  ...tried drilling, taping and putting a grease fitting on the upper control arm bushings to stop the squeak? Do you drill thru the rubber...
• Re: Tire Wear.. Now: Worn Upper Control Arm Bushings - Alignment Changes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:32:44 -0400
  ...The upper control arm bushings as you noted are a definite problem. As the arm changes position both camber and caster are affected. Probably...
• Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 02:40:00 +0000
  I can't seem to find anything of substance regarding the upper control bushing replacment in the archives. Can anybody provide an overview of...
• Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:41:56 -0400
  ...sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year My drivers side upper control arm bushings are screaming like crazy. These are new Meyle bushings...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:26:35 -0700
  Well, this morning I pulled the left front wheel off the Westy and removed the upper control arm so I could inspect the new...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:18:10 -0700
  ...Control Arm Bushings >> >> Its hard to say. My 84 has 210,000 miles and I only >> replaced the upper >> control arm bushings and the...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:49:43 -0800
  ...Simply remove the stabilizer bar and loosen the thrust arm. The control arm will drop down enough so that you can easily take the...
• Re: UperControlArmBushings
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:10:52 -0800
  searching vaico on thesamba got some hits in the giant upper control arm bushing thread http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?search...
• Ball joint observation 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 12:56:58 +0000
  ...But note the with the suspension extended the upper ball joint did not fully seat in the control arm unless the lower arm is...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:25:31 -0800
  ...Simply remove the stabilizer bar and loosen the thrust arm. The control arm will drop down enough so that you can easily take the...
• Re: control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:23 -0400
  ...I > already purchased some control arm bushings, and now see there are some > polyurethane style available from Burly motors and some other sources. > Curious...
• Re: Late lower control arms
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:11:58 -0700
  Suspension pRon -- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 17:55:36 -0800
  The 85s with solid lower control arms still use the 80-84 ATE calipers and rotors. The 86+ models use the larger Girling calipers...
• uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:31:39 -0400
  ...after deciding to change my upper control arm bushings, I finally looked up the job in my Haynes manual, to find THIS under the...
• Re: excessive tire wear on outside while turning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:26:45 -0500
  ...excessive tire wear on outside while turning RE: (1) radius rod bushings; (2) anti-roll bushings; (3) control arm bushings and its assoc. parts...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:24:00 +0000
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