Okay I'll be more specific......

It can't happen on your Vanagon from your upper control arm bushings wearing
out.

No guarantees for your Fiat 128, Renault 5 or  new Volare!

On 9/22/06, Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The esteemed Jake de Villiers wrote,
>
> That can't happen Gary.  Even if all the rubber
> vaporizes due to cosmic
> rays
> or reefer madness or aliens the steel still encircles
> the pivot and
> will
> retain the control arm.
>
> Well, Jake, I admit it wasn't in a VW, but yes, the
> left front A-frame dropped out of my $175 '83 Isuzu at
> speed. Interesting you brought up aliens - - I'm only
> about 85 miles from Area 51, but I think the more
> likely cause was my own personal "bozone layer" (Jeez,
> Gary, what is that horrible racket coming from under
> your car? Oh, nothing a little WD-40 won't take care
> of!). Yep, once you wear enough of the steel off, it
> will indeed fall out!
>
> So, making an already too long story short, replace
> those squeeky front end parts!
>
> Gary
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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