- Jul 24, 2012
- 822
So the front end -- at least on the driver's side -- is pretty much apart. Steering knuckle is out. I am about to pull the CV axle since it is clicking.
I am tempted to replace the LCA at least since it is original, and I would get a whole new one with the ball joint and be done. Except, once I replaced the links, I don't really have any noise on the driver's side going over bumps. There is some on the passenger side that I think might be the UBJ.
Preventive maintenance is good, but if it ain't broke don't fix it, right?
And then if I do the LCA, I might as well go after the strut, right? Struts have about 50k miles on them. But again, I don't seem to be having dampening issues right now.
I also have a garage and my air tools set up, so better now than maybe some point in the future where I don't.
Also I am kind of trying to do sort of an overhaul so that I can be mostly good on stuff for the next 50-60k miles.
Plus I kind of like to spread out my parts purchases, so if I go for all of it I am going to dump a lot into parts at once.
Anyway, just kind of thinking out loud. Pros and cons.
I am tempted to replace the LCA at least since it is original, and I would get a whole new one with the ball joint and be done. Except, once I replaced the links, I don't really have any noise on the driver's side going over bumps. There is some on the passenger side that I think might be the UBJ.
Preventive maintenance is good, but if it ain't broke don't fix it, right?
And then if I do the LCA, I might as well go after the strut, right? Struts have about 50k miles on them. But again, I don't seem to be having dampening issues right now.
I also have a garage and my air tools set up, so better now than maybe some point in the future where I don't.
Also I am kind of trying to do sort of an overhaul so that I can be mostly good on stuff for the next 50-60k miles.
Plus I kind of like to spread out my parts purchases, so if I go for all of it I am going to dump a lot into parts at once.
Anyway, just kind of thinking out loud. Pros and cons.