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Thread: Inspecting rear pitman arms aka "dogbones"

  1. 08-12-2007, 11:26 AM #1
    gale
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    Default Inspecting rear pitman arms aka "dogbones"

    Short YouTube clip (with due credit to Joey):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GEO6Ynwqmc

    Replacement link:

    http://www.rayd.co.uk/blogs/rayblog....lacingdogbones
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  2. 08-12-2007, 04:01 PM #2
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    Hey great find - very useful for me!!!!!!!!!!


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  3. 08-12-2007, 11:52 PM #3
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    that first vid reminds me of the anti drug commercial.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9OGpiB7Zpo

    kinda makes me hungry.

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  4. 08-13-2007, 09:19 AM #4
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    Nice one Gale, I always wondered how bad they got...

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  5. 08-13-2007, 09:30 AM #5
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    WHOA! That's really shot. I gotta go check mine...
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  6. 08-13-2007, 07:18 PM #6
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    Your son will thank you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gale
    Short YouTube clip (with due credit to Joey):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GEO6Ynwqmc

    Replacement link:

    http://www.rayd.co.uk/blogs/rayblog....lacingdogbones
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  7. 08-13-2007, 11:56 PM #7
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    Had I seen that clip before, I would have waited another 200,000 km before replacing mine !


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  8. 08-16-2007, 06:26 AM #8
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    Gonna change mine tonight, fingers crossed on it all going well so i can change the control arm too!!!!! It never ends when the MOT is due...
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  9. 08-17-2007, 12:18 AM #9
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    I found these more affordable ones on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-B...QQcmdZViewItem

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  10. 08-17-2007, 03:46 PM #10
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    just put those in yesterday wit a set of Bruno's inserts. Incredible difference over the stock parts with 200,000mi, never replaced. There was so much play in them it was .
    I ordered from Deutsch Parts along with other items.
    Order was missing one set of control arms but another set was sent out right away.
    Their window regulator clips are terrible quality, we will see about the suspension parts. All suspension parts I received were made in Germany.
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