Do the upper ball joints at the same time - you've got the control arm in
your hand anyway, and the ball joints are really cheap. You are going to
need an alignment afterwards anyway. I went all the  way and replaced the
lower control arm bushings at the same time, and now Dixie (231,000 miles)
rides like a Cadillac! Seeya, Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Pegden" <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:27 PM
Subject: while changing UCA bushings, what else should I do?

> Hi guys,
> I'm going to change my upper control arm bushings, in the hope of
> relieving my suspension woes.  What else should I change at the same
> time?  Are there other things that are easy to do while your doing this?
>
> Also, is there anything about this job I should know?  I'm just planning
> on going through the procedure in my Haynes manual.
>
> Thanks for any tips!
> wes
> '84 vanagon
>