As long as you are this far into it, I would recommend replacing the bushings. New ones make a noticeable difference to handling sharpness. How many miles are on the bearings? Was the grease in good shape when you took them apart? -- Mike -------------- Original message from "Matt Spittle" <matthew.spittle@xxxxxxxxx>: -------------- > I'm putting my car back together from the frame up, and today I > removed my old ball joints from the control arms. Should I replace my > upper/lower control arm bushings? They look fine to me, no large > cracks in them, anyway. Can they be pressed out without destroying > them? I'd like to powdercoat the control arms, but I'd definitely > have to press out the bushings before doing that. Additionally, > should I replace my wheel bearings? They aren't making any noise. > > Just wondering what's really necessary here and what would be > excessive (e.g., I'm not replacing my rotors or brake pads because I > consider those to be frequently replaced items anyway). > > thanks, > > Matt > #1604 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/