carobotics
10-07-2002, 02:46 PM
Man, just got my car almost ready for winter.
It all started with the CV joints clicking.
Got new axles on both sides, then notice the upper ball joints were ripped. Got new ball joints, but noooooo, can't just get ball joints, you have to get the whole freekin control arm. The old bushings were all seezed, so got freekin expensive bushings at Canadian Tire. Then went to dealer to find out they were half the price there. Then decided to do tie rod ends and lower ball joints while I was at it. And since everything was apart, might as well do struts. But hey, guess whose bushing were siezed on there struts!!!! oh ya!!! and a regular spring compressor is too big to fit my springs, so had to pay $20 a strut to get the springs moved over.
But ya, when all was said and done, bout $1000 dollars was spent in parts. Oh ya, then I put in my accel coil and gapped the plugs. Now I'm happy. :-) But friggen expensive.
It all started with the CV joints clicking.
Got new axles on both sides, then notice the upper ball joints were ripped. Got new ball joints, but noooooo, can't just get ball joints, you have to get the whole freekin control arm. The old bushings were all seezed, so got freekin expensive bushings at Canadian Tire. Then went to dealer to find out they were half the price there. Then decided to do tie rod ends and lower ball joints while I was at it. And since everything was apart, might as well do struts. But hey, guess whose bushing were siezed on there struts!!!! oh ya!!! and a regular spring compressor is too big to fit my springs, so had to pay $20 a strut to get the springs moved over.
But ya, when all was said and done, bout $1000 dollars was spent in parts. Oh ya, then I put in my accel coil and gapped the plugs. Now I'm happy. :-) But friggen expensive.