I was surprised to see that the radius bushings were fairly worn
(read: worn down to the metal sleeves) on my 2WD '88. This van was
purported to have 138K  KM's.   For the most part I believe those to
be the original KM's.

I replaced them. That job on a Syncro must be more involved!

Neil.

On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> .... Either way a
> lot of money was invested only 22K miles and who knows how many years ago.
> So why was it for sale now? If it was sold with ripped CV joint boots it is
> indicated that it was not fully serviced before the sale. I made my front
> end suggestions based on the fact that these are common wear items and it is
> rare that anyone addresses those radius rod mounts. Yet they are so critical
> to maintain wheel alignment (caster) as the suspension is loaded.
>
> Dennis

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