Re: '87 5ksq rear bushings

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Glen Powell say:

> > BTW the forward rear control arm mounts wear out and separate from their
> > housings. If the rubber is pushed out toward the front on these and you
> > hear clunking noises on bumps, consider the cost of aligning again later vs.
> > fixing it

> One of the places I use has a solution to this expensive prollum - they =
> pull those bushings off, reverse 'em and reinstall. Works great for =
> another ~100k mi!

Yup, they just did that for my '89 100Q. Made the car handle like new
again. I think the total charge was about $25 for labor.

Defintely worth doing.

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