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Subject:Re: Upper wishbone bushes and no welder?
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:01:34 -0400

Without that tack weld, the bushings can start turning in the arm. Will
quickly wear and get loose. Find someone with a welder and bring the
arms to them after the bushings are in. For the camber, get a magnetic
protractor, place on the rotor flange and measure before and set to that
same reading after. A proper wheel alignment is in order after any
suspension work.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jens Jakob Andersen
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Upper wishbone bushes and no welder?

Hi

Can I do the upper wishbone bushes without a welder?

My idea was just to cut the old tack welds, whack the old bushings
out, insert the new bushings by hand, and re-assembly.

Can that be done?

And how do I set the camber? Best effort?

/JJ