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Subject:Re: Steering work advice?
Date:Mon, 23 Jan 1995 10:26:51 -0500 (EST)

> My 64 has a very worn bushing on the center kingpin. Not to be confused
> with the kingpins that the wheels are attached with. This is the one that
> goes through the center of the top torsion bar. I would like to remove it
> and replace the bushing without removing the entire front end. Is there 
> an easy way to remove the ball joints from the tie rods? Any advice 
> concerning these procedures would be greatly appreciated.

I believe the October '94 issue of Hot VWs described this problem along
with a step by step process to fix it.  If you don't subscribe, check out
your local library's periodicals archive.

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