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Old 01-18-2005, 04:26 PM
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Default Are the control arms affected by temperature?
I had a bad control arm "creak," last week when it was 40-50 degrees here...this week it's over 80 outside and it seems to have gone away?
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Default you lost me at 'over 80 outside'... It's -10 here right now...
my control arms are silent as a mouse fart.
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Default i think that colder climates tend to have more failures as i would imagine that the harsh cold, salt
etc... would take a toll on those bushings.
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Default Just because it's silent....
doesn't mean it's good. :-)
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Is that knowledge gained through experience?
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'fraid so. Be very afraid of Taco Bell. Very afraid. :-)
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Default This is true with farts, yes. With control arms, generally, if you don't hear a creak or clunk...
they aren't too bad.
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