Control Arm Fubar
Wayne Cox
wmc20@dnaco.net
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 12:04:26 -0500
At 09:17 AM 6/5/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>I want to warn you - the replacement of these bars looks easy. But on my
>machine this was one of the most frustrating parts extractions I'd ever had
>to do. The long bolt which runs through both links and the rear knuckle was
>severely rusted into the link sleeves, and into the knuckle. (remember -
Darin, Jay, Bill, et al,
Thanks for the input. I'd heard before the rust could be bad, so yesterday
I ordered a bar with the bolt & other hardware. Tough parts to
find! Ordered via Scottsdale Nissan, but even they had to order it into
their place. Friggin' expensive too! List is around $70.
Also got 3 different answers from 4 dealers on the part#. Courtesy &
Scottsdale concurred on 55121-50Y10. As for the same & different
argument... maybe the disc & drum brake models have different hubs, and
thus require different links? I no longer have a viewer handy for my u-fiche.
Should have it Fri. How bad are the bolts on the inboard ends? I'll be
spraying it all down daily with penetrant in the mean time. I though about
doing ES bushings, but they're expensive for the back, and it is just the
wife's car after all ;)
-Wayne