control arm ball joint/bushings

[Ingo D. Rautenberg]

Save yourself the $$ and time in this case and get a control arm (complete
with bushing and ball joint) for ~$100.

-Ingo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Hauptmann" <hauptmanns at MAIL.LLR.STATE.SC.US>
To: "'Schaible, David'" <David.Schaible at penw.com>
Cc: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: control arm ball joint/bushings


> <<How difficult is it to replace the control arm bushings ??>>
>
> Check the Bentley and search the archives on control arm removal.
> The trickiest part is getting enough leverage on the control arm near the
> ball joint to get it out of the knuckle. If you end up needing more
> detail...let me know.
>
> Once the control arm is removed you will need a shop press and some press
> tools (large sockets and appropriate sized pipe sections will work) to
> remove the old bushing's and press in the new one's.
> Or you can take it to a machine shop and let them worry about it. That's
> what I did last year.
>
>
> FYI...
> Although I did not have a shop press when I did this last year, I have
since
> purchased one from a local Harbor Freight Tools store. They carry a 20 ton
> unit and a 12 ton unit. I bought the 12 ton press on sale for ~$90.
>
> Steve Hauptmann
> South Carolina
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Schaible, David [mailto:David.Schaible at penw.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 11:39 AM
> To: Joshua C; 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: control arm ball joint/bushings
>
>
> How difficult is it to replace the control arm bushings ??
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua C [mailto:smuckycat at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 11:07 AM
> To: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: control arm ball joint
>
> Lister's
> I just got my car inspected this weekend and it seems as though my ball
> joint on the control arm (PS) is trash.
> ?   is this something that can be repalced seperatly?  Or is it time for a
> new control arm?
> I am going to do new bushings too when I do the shocks (in the mail) so it
> may be cheaper/easier to do the arms anyways.  Does anyone know of a
company
> that may sell reconditioned suspension bits?  (as in new bushings already
> pushed in), or who would have the best prices?
> thanks-Josh
>
>
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