Safety, Lower Front Suspension Arms
by William R Blankley
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Check your lower
suspension arms; I look for serious corrosion near the
lower ball joint and especially at the front under the
steering lockstop bracket. How do I describe the thing?
It sticks out in front at the outside end and has the job
of preventing the steering going too far.
Yes, mine let go.
Bronze Dragon parked herself neatly in the curb two
hundred yards from home. It took me two days to spot the
trouble after we limped the last little bit home. So I
was thicker than usual, but did not have time to remove
wheels, just looked. Apparently she is the victim of
stress corrosion cracking. Now I have trouble because I
cannot find the right tools to remove the sway bar from
the rubber bush in the suspension arm, Sykes Pickavant
did not help and I am stuck! The power of prayer is
marvellous but now it looks like change the whole
cross-member. Motto: - Don’t windge, do the job
William, it takes less time.
If you have ever had
that certain feeling that you have been spared for some
purpose well, this felt to me like one of those times.
Perhaps I am to be "Dish of the Day" at some
celestial banquet? Thanks a lot and my toilet is
recovering from the good cuddling it got.
William
R Blankley
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