Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sun, 27 May 2018 23:44:12 +0000
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