I took the Buick to get an alignment and was told it could not be aligned until some repairs was first made. I got the list of "stuff" and am now looking for opinions from people who know.
* center link Remove and replace center link
*Idler arms and Pitman arms (front-right) Remove and replace Idler arm
*Bushings (upper-front, right) Remove and replace control arm shaft and bushing, upper, one side
It came to a rand total of 513.95 plus tax with the 69.99 alignment.
I have done many repairs on cars, but have never done anything with the steering and control of a car. I know I could do this. Any advice on where to but the parts? Auto-zone, advance, NAPA? Cost? Part numbers? Anything to make this easier? Any of this stuff that I cant do at home with normal mechanic tools? I have Nothing fancier than a nice craftsman torque wrench... Bushings..how hard is that?
Thanks,
George
* center link Remove and replace center link
*Idler arms and Pitman arms (front-right) Remove and replace Idler arm
*Bushings (upper-front, right) Remove and replace control arm shaft and bushing, upper, one side
It came to a rand total of 513.95 plus tax with the 69.99 alignment.
I have done many repairs on cars, but have never done anything with the steering and control of a car. I know I could do this. Any advice on where to but the parts? Auto-zone, advance, NAPA? Cost? Part numbers? Anything to make this easier? Any of this stuff that I cant do at home with normal mechanic tools? I have Nothing fancier than a nice craftsman torque wrench... Bushings..how hard is that?
Thanks,
George