If you can afford it order your parts from one of the list vendors for
both sides, take your van and parts to a professional shop and have the
job done.
This is one of the very difficult Vanagon jobs and requires tools you'll
only use probably one or twice in your lifetime.
I watched the guys install upper, lower control arm and ball joints, new
tie rod ends and strut rod bushings and I'm very glad I paid them the
$275.00 labor to do the job. (with 4 wheel alignment).
I'm thinking that all the required parts were in the neighborhood of
$255.00
Don't get me wrong I'm a dyed in the wool iconoclast and pretty good
shade tree mechanic but those ball joints and control arm bushings need
lots of persuasion to move.
If the alignment shop gives you a high bid just go to the one three
blocks away ........... somebody will meet your budget.
The first shop wanted to take his list prices on parts and charge me 25%
more for using my parts.
I reminded him that there were five other shops within spitting distance
of his shop.
He met my price budget.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:34:06 -0500 Blake Thornton <blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU>
writes:
> OK, I need to put in a new upper ball joint onthe right side.  I
> suppose
> I'll do the lower too.  Anyway, my questions:
>
> - Should I just do both sides? (all four ball joints?)
>
> - Proceedure?  Tools?
>
> - Do I need to disconnect the brake lines and then bleed the system
> when
> everything is done?
>
> - Grease?  What type of grease do I put in there?
>
> Thanks!!
> Blake
> St Louis, MO
> 84 Westy
>
>

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