ball joints - phew

[Frank Ewald]

I found Scott's instructions (BTW, just have to say I really like my  
Shigspeed Pillowball mounts. To bad you're not still making them!)   
for popping the ball joint off - all I can say is the required  
strength level was understated. Wow! To top it off, the passenger  
side bolt was seized and rounded off on me. After some heat and an  
impact gun and massive snap-on pliers it's off. After that scenario I  
got the auto parts store I got the MOOG ball joints from to have  
their machine shop install them into the LCA for me. I hope that  
doesn't make me any less of a backyard mechanic. To top off that  
basic maintenance, I have Whiteline Castor bushings and 4 pt. LCA  
brace that will be installed as I start putting it back together.

My advertising bump:
We've got a few guys from this list, coupled with several from  
sr20forums, who're coming to the Mosport DDT on May 6. 25 drivers are  
already paid up and we're looking for 5 more drivers to fill out our  
advanced group. You'll see some great Nissans, Subarus, and a few  
Hondas. If you're interested, drop me an email. It works out to about  
$140 US for the day. I've asked Nissan Canada for some promotional  
items for the day. If any of you have a contact with Nissan USA, let  
me know. I'll appreciate if you don't want to share your source ;-)

I have to say thank you to the members of this list. When I started  
lurking here 6 or so years ago, I would have never attempted many of  
the things that I currently do. You're a great bunch of guys! And my  
car is handling better and better!

Frank