This is on a 2wd '85 bus.

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 1:24 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is this for the Syncro?
>
> On my 2wd, it wasn't a totally hard job. There's a link to a great
> write up in the archives. Paul Guzyk did this?
>
> I had done limited front end work before this and managed to get 'er
> done. I took the steering knuckles to a mechanic and had him press the
> lower ball joints out, new ones in. If you don't already have related
> tools, get 2 different size Pittman arms (archives should specify
> sizes. I can't recall right now) The smaller will push the tie rod
> outer ends out, the larger will do the upper ball joints.
>
> Caveat: At a campout, I witnessed Jim Arnott and Jason (gosh what's
> his last name? Sheesh I should know this!) pounding the you-know-what
> out of his steering knuckle to get it off the UBJ. Seems these parts
> can get goot and stuck.
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 5:56 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I need to have a front right lower ball joint replaced. Is this a pretty
> > simple job? Or should I have the mechanic take care of it?
>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>