buck91
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Post by buck91 on Jul 13, 2014 6:26:51 GMT -6
Going to be replacing the rear lateral links o the '01 but the bolts are lookinng pretty rough. Are direct replacements available?
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Randy T.
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Post by Randy T. on Jul 14, 2014 6:16:23 GMT -6
Might check gmpartsdirect, or Rockauto, or call or stop by your local GM dealerships, the Buick Lucerne shares almost the same suspension with our cars, so some of that may match up.
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Post by awehlage on Jul 14, 2014 13:30:38 GMT -6
Sway bar end links or the rear trailing arms that connect to the lower control arm?
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buck91
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Post by buck91 on Jul 16, 2014 5:39:47 GMT -6
The local GM dealer had them in stock for $11/ea including the adjusting cams. Did not end up needing them, though- suprisingly.
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Post by awehlage on Jul 16, 2014 10:42:39 GMT -6
So sway bar end links since you said they are $11. Rear suspension camber not adjustable on either generation with stock suspension.
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Post by buck91 on Jul 17, 2014 8:57:37 GMT -6
For anybody doing this in the future. I was getting clunking noises from both sides while driving with palpable play in the passenger side. Did both of them after soaking the cam adjusting bolts in PB blaster off and on for about 2 weeks and soaking the rod end to knuckle joint with pb blaster over night. Stuff came apart with zero issues- didn't even need a pickle fork or tie rod separator.
Hardest part of the job is realizing that the cam adjuster bolts WILL come out (and go back in) fairly easily despite the lack of room from the cradle and fuel tank. Just wiggle and twist a little until they find their path. Now off to the alignment shop.
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Post by dirtyoldsman on Jun 9, 2015 7:15:51 GMT -6
Bucks is correct.I was going to drop the rear craddle but I found his thread. The method I used was use one hand on the tip of camber bolt and the other hand on the cam part of the bolt.
After you remove the cam-bolt nut. Carefully tap bolt towards gas tank. Use tip of bolt and turn it so cam goes past edge of tank. Then hold bolt on cam side and flip tip-side of bolt down which will let it clear the tank/craddle. Also this part is available at most autoparts stores I used moog. There are 2 types with the same part numbers in their system. One looks like oem, the other is made better but 2x as heavy AND is made of a solid one piece tube ,while the stock is a u shaped , bent flat-stock with the ends welded on. I prefered the solid round. In my pics, the box with 2 stickers is the solid round one. 1 sticker is stock looking one. Only 1 round one was in stock. Found 5 u shaped ones locally.
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Post by dirtyoldsman on Jun 9, 2015 7:30:40 GMT -6
.I am trying to compile pics and video of any work I do and step-by-step tutorial aids. File too big. Can't load pics.
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Post by dirtyoldsman on Jun 9, 2015 8:06:59 GMT -6
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Post by dirtyoldsman on Jun 9, 2015 8:09:28 GMT -6
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Post by RCA1186 on Jun 9, 2015 9:45:31 GMT -6
I use a third party site such as tinypic.com when uploading pictures, find it to be much easier.
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