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Old 03-17-2020, 01:07 PM
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There's good reason the Caravan lasted many years and not the Lumina. It was a sled soon to be boat anchor. That van was a dawg and I LOVE vans!
Was at the lake Sunday with HHR and backed out of driveway today and left a line of sand on the sidewalk. Must have used the air dam for a plow.
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Old 03-17-2020, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by WoodysMobile
There's good reason the Caravan lasted many years and not the Lumina. It was a sled soon to be boat anchor. That van was a dawg and I LOVE vans!
Was at the lake Sunday with HHR and backed out of driveway today and left a line of sand on the sidewalk. Must have used the air dam for a plow.
Cool, took a bit of the beach with you.
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Old 03-22-2020, 09:48 AM
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ok this is like my 3rd set of LCA's on my 2006 HHR and not even 95,000 mi yet!!. one being my fault cause i used the stamped steel ones for the cobalt. but at the time i didnt know better.

and at least 3 sets of endlinks!

but on a good note i was done with setup and cleanup in less than an hour and a half!! and no real issue!!
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Old 03-22-2020, 10:11 AM
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If it’s that rear bushing, what brand LCA did you use? Have you considered pressing in a set of Moog problem solver bushings? Do you have Moog greasable ball joints?

Today , just a wash and detailed the exterior, we might go for a short ride to check in on the MIL , all restaurants and fast food joints are closed to indoor dining , Drive thru only, so we’ll be barbecuing steaks for tonight’s supper.
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Old 03-22-2020, 12:38 PM
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the first stamped steel were mevrotechs the last 2 have been MOOG's. both the rear bushings and the ball joint rubbers were broken. pic may be too big can someone resize it please?

i am keeping the old set then when have the time will look into rebuilding them. i dont have a press but will see if an autozone has the right tools to press them in first.
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Old 03-22-2020, 03:28 PM
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Looks like a good project, I use a ball joint press for pressing in the new bushings and an air hammer or even a hacksaw to remove the old bushings , An 1/8 inch drill bit for the pilot hole in each rivet and then 3/8 , then a cold chisel to snap the head off . There are a lot of how too’s on this site and YouTube.
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/brak...acement-58018/
We decided to go to the Niagara River at Chippewa and walked about 4 miles total , many cars driving by but only 2 walking folks. Then we went to Starbucks, drive thru only , the store is closed to even the washrooms.
Strange times , very strange.

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Old 03-22-2020, 07:15 PM
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Another trip to HD. Starting on the roof of my shed but I still need a P/U to haul the sheeting. That stuff ain;t going on my roofrack
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Old 03-22-2020, 08:54 PM
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Another trip to HD. Starting on the roof of my shed but I still need a P/U to haul the sheeting. That stuff ain;t going on my roofrack
Hear ya, put a piece of plywood on the roof racks first, then the roof sheeting. (I'm thinking you mean light steel roof sheeting )..
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Old 03-24-2020, 01:08 AM
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Drove it to work and back home, backed it in
the garage and put a car cover over it.
My work has closed until 22 April 2020.
Only body shop and mechanics are working.
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Old 03-24-2020, 01:02 PM
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Daughter said power seat stopped moving down and only up. I disconnected the battery before removing the seat and saw the battery was the original. So I went and got a new battery. Took apart the switch before removing seat and saw she spilled a drink on it. Cleaned it. Installed new battery and seat works again.

told her to stop spilling stuff. She also got a speed photo ticket in the mail today. Told her to toss it in the garbage.
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