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Old Aug 11th, 2003, 10:12 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Quote:
Originally posted by niky
i've seen a high rate of ball joiunt failures on mitsubishis, but nothing else... the most common item for replacement on your suspension would be the shocks and bushings... only time you'd replace a control arm is if you leave a busted bushing on too long.

yeah, but every repair manual for our car (at least in the u.s.) says that if you want to replace the ball joint, you have to replace the control arm, as the ball joint cannot be removed from it (it isnt true).
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