If your rear end seems a little more tumultuous than it used to, you might try changing your diet or taking a little Bean-O before meals. If that doesn't do it, you might need to replace your rear suspension bushings. Your shocks suspend yourcarsoftly in the rear, but the points at ...
If your rear end seems a little more tumultuous than it used to, you might try changing your diet or taking a little Bean-O before meals. If that doesn't do it, you might need to replace your rear suspension bushings. Your shocks suspend yourcarsoftly in the rear, but the points at ...
to a Heim joint, a patented rod in ball joint type device that they sell at most hardware stores. But you really need good access to do the job, you need to cut off the ball and replace it with a rod or a bolt for the Heim joint to secure, and you need to find a Heim joint...
They have a slit on one side making them easy to slip off. You can see the just how much the old bushings have worn when compared to the new one. 6. Clean the area on the sway bar where your bushings sit with a rag. 7. Replace the bushings. 8. Bolt the stablizer brackets back...
wheels and turn the steering from side to side. If effort is high, disconnect tie rod ends from steering arms and turn each wheel by hand to check for resistance. If upper strut mount is binding or loose, the strut will have to removed or rebuilt to replace the upper bearing plate ...
Step 7: Remove piston and rod assemblies After removing the rod caps from the rods, place rod journal protectors on the rod ends and protect bolts to prevent them from scraping the engine block. Once removed, replace the same rod cap on the matching rod and keep them as numbered paired or...
Ball and Socket Type:Grab the link at the connecting rod and forcefully move in all directions. If free play is felt at either connection point, replace the link. Bushing Type:Inspect bushings and replace if they are cracked, worn or show any signs of looseness. ...
Transaxle oil leaks around the inner CV joints. This would indicate a faulty transaxle shaft seal. To replace the seal, the halfshaft must be removed. CV JOINT REPLACEMENT When a CV joint has failed and needs to be replaced, there are a variety of replacement options: new joints, remanufact...
Vintage 48,000 Mile Test: 1976 VW Rabbit – How VW Handed Over The US Import Market to the Japanese By Paul Niedermeyer –Posted on November 14, 2024 (first posted 11/10/2018) Here’s the final installment of Road and Track’s long term test of ...
Install the parking brake lever from the old shoes onto the new shoes. Position the new shoes onto the backing plate and attach them to the backing plate with the hold down springs. Slip the parking brake strut into place between the lever and the shoes. Place the adjuster rod onto the ...