DeTomaso Mailing List: December 99, Message #10

Many moons ago a friend took his A arms in to a local shop to have the
bushings replaced. The shops typically remove these with an air chisel. Well
in this case they destroyed the A arm getting the bushings out and had to
buy a new one. They declined to work on the remaining arms. Let us know how
you fare on yours.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Eustaquio, Cal J [SMTP:cal.j.eustaquio@lmco.com]
	Sent:	Wednesday, December 01, 1999 7:35 AM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	RE: Ball joint question

	Hi Mike:

	I'm not sure about the ball joint (at least the rear one), but the
bushings
	should be able to come out with a press. 

	Several months ago, the Drewster and I were wrestling with Rick's
A-arm
	assembly  trying to get those bushings out using an air chisel. It
was
	rather comical! We managed to (cosmetically) scratch up the A-arms
while
	shearing off the washers and other rubber parts of the old bushings.
We did
	managed to get them out, however. Took thirty minutes of sweaty
noisy work,
	some cursing, and other stuff like that. So this time, I'm going to
have it
	done by a local shop. They did say they could press out the
bushings. I just
	have to bring it to them to find out! Cal. #2428r. 

	> ----------
	> From: 	Mike Dailey[SMTP:mdailey.tectel@home.com]
	> Reply To: 	Mike Dailey
	> Sent: 	Wednesday, December 01, 1999 6:56 AM
	> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
	> Subject: 	Re: Ball joint question
	> 
	> Cal,
	> 
	> I doubt if they will be able to press the bushings out.  So far
all the
	> ones
	> that have been done on my car had to be cut away.   The front ball
joints
	> are bolted in place on the A arm and comes right off.   Check the
ball
	> joint
	> for vertical and side play.  My car needed only the lower joints
as they
	> carry the load of the car.   Of course, I have all this on my web
site
	> with
	> pictures at www.TecTelSolutions.com/pantera/  look under the tech
section.
	> 
	> Mike
	> 
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