One of our own, Neil in Vancouver, may chime in with his experience,
until then look at this page on his website and see his radius arm
adventures.

http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/vanagonmaintenanceandrepair

alistair

On 19-Apr-10, at 9:54 PM, Bill MacLachlan wrote:

I'm replacing the bushings on the front end of my 82.
I've dropped the strut bar ( the big bar that bolts under the lower ball
joint and runs forward and is bolted through bushings to the frame.)
Is there a trick to getting it back on? It slides onto the three
bolts under
the ball joint, and then sticks. I don't want to hammer it on for
fear of
mashing the bolt threads. Looks like it should just slide right on
( ha ha
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!)

btw the hole through the frame where the bushings go is quite
ovalised....what effect will this have?

Comments? Experience? Advice?

Bill M 82 GLI4