[s-cars] Extractor for control arm bushing sleeve

[todd@owensport.com]

I push out sleeve with perfect size socket. alternatively buy new sleeves
4A0 399 413 A $10ish ea

I have damaged ball joint boot reassembling as you say. While on jack stands
another jack or 2 to get everything in the right spot can get-r-done.
Patience, technique, and avoiding reckless wrestling and I haven't hurt
another since. Of course this applies to nearly all auto work.

On that topic Where can a person get tie rod and ball joint boots. On a 944
I had with good but not replacable joints and bad boots I searched the shelf
at a parts store till I found ball joints with boots that would work and
pirated them. Of course throwing away the joints thereafter. Since then I've
seen someone on ebay selling them. I'd like to buy and have in stock just
for such occasions. I guess calling rebuilders may reveal a source.

Bye for now

Todd


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
To: "Vincent Fregeac" <vfregeac at sympatico.ca>; "'S-CAR at audifans.com'"
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Extractor for control arm bushing sleeve


> Hi Vincent;
>
> The sleeve came out of my UrS4 using a pair of needle nose pliers.
>
> Didn't have any problems with the ball joint boot - don't understand what
> you are getting at with that question.
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Vincent Fregeac
> Sent: August 26, 2005 12:09 PM
> To: 'S-CAR at audifans.com'
> Subject: [s-cars] Extractor for control arm bushing sleeve
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to replace the control arms and I'd like to know what tool to use
to
> remove the metal sleeve in the control arm to subframe bushing, NAPA
> reference preferably.
>
> Besides, is there any way to avoid punching the ball joint boot when
trying
> to reinsert the ball joint in the wheel bearing housing, without removing
> the entire subframe if possible.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> Vincent.
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