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I replaced all the body bushings with the red poly Energy kit today. I was really surprised to see that my wagon had the factory #5 bolt-less bushings. I guess they weren't only for the handling package cars? Anyways, the kit seems great with one exception. I had to run to the hardware store for...

I cannot remove the nut that fastens the idler to the center link, the stud started spinning with the nut after a turn or two. I tried vice grips, tried c-clamping the connection point to pressure the stud. No luck. I tried side loading the stud by grabbing the idler and pressing up/down hoping...

Here is some information I wish I had known a couple weeks ago when ordering parts. I've been rebuilding my front suspension, and everything went well. That is until I saved the lower BJ's for last. Moog balljoints come in 6145 and 6145t with t being a slightly oversized body and supposedly a...

I found a great deal on what should be either a 34mm or 36mm front sway bar. According to seller its a 36mm but we'll see (no trust haha). Do g body factory sway bar mounts with new 36mm bushings work? I know sometimes the mounts themselves can't house a larger diameter bar. I also figured most...

So I have dismantled my front suspension, I am currently working on drilling out the original rivets. Words can't describe how frustrating and slow a process this has been! I have 5/8 rivets done. To get to the point, my suspension had been feeling loose/bad and then one day I heard pretty...

Hi guys. So I recently stopped driving my wagon because the ball joints and control arm bushings are way overdue for replacing. A delightful cracking sound from the balljoints verified this... You can actually feel the upper arm move around from the sloppy bushings so its parked until I finish...

Hi guys, I am hoping you guys know of which service manual I should get. I'm guessing this one is best for my '82 cutlass cruiser: https://www.diyrepairmanuals.com/proddetail.asp?prod=82OldCutSuSp&gclid=CIOBnqLRvdECFdWNfgodth8ASg My experience w/Chilton's & Hayes has been mediocre so I'm...

Hello everyone, I figured out why I had no working heat in my car. The temperature slider switch cable was detached from the arm for the heater vent: Is there an easy way to remove this arm so that I can drill it out and use a bolt through the cable? I plan on using this thread for whichever...

Hello all. I have been doing quite a bit of work on my wagon lately and recently it started running very poorly. Here are the symptoms. On WOT the car seems to run like normal, but cruising it starts surging and momentarily losing power. It has hesitation off the line and starts hesitating even...

Hello everybody, I am new to the forum and am excited to be a part of this online community. I am fairly new to GM cars in general, however I am not new to cars by any means. I also have a pretty heavily modified 1969 Mustang and have a decent amount of experience working on a lot of types of...