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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Just change the ball joints, there cheap and plentiful www.germanautoparts.com Ask for Dave and tell him I sent you. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback (with no empty nipples!) 65 Notchback (still suckin its gas!) 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Wodkowski <wodkowski@mac.com> To: Type3 <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 8:41 PM Subject: [T3] Ball joints > As long as I was looking at my brakes, I decided to check the health of my > ball joint boots. Glad I checked. > > The RH ball joint boot is totally shot. Split on the wheel side, not even on > right. I'm sure it's been a trap for dirt and water for a while. The LH side > is good, but going. > > So did I hear wrong that these boots are NLA? This is bad. > What do I do? > > Whatever I do, I'm going to have to check the endplay. The Bentley says I > need some sort of clamping device for removing the steering knuckle. Will > any old bar clamp do the trick? > > Can I look forward to wrestling with removing the brake disc and splash > shield? What do I use to press the tie rod end out of the steering arm? > > I've never done this before, and I imagine I should address it asap. > So any preliminary advice wold be welcome. > > But FIRST I NEED THE BOOTS. Where can I get them? > > PS: While I was under there, I noticed that the seal running from the filler > neck to the front truck is shot too. Anyone have one? > -- > Mike Wodkowski > 72 FI SQBK > Brooklyn > wodkowski@mac.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > > </x-charset>