Hi everyone,
All this talk about how to best jack up your W123 makes me ask a question that I'm sure has come up before. I've finally tired of the 1974-Plymouth Valiant looseness of my steering (and the increasingly frequent odd clunk), and I've ordered a new set of idler arm bushings.
Is it possible to change the bushings with the car up on ramps, or is it necessary to put the car on jack stands to let the front wheels hang down? Ramps are a heck of a lot easier to deploy, and since I don't plan to change anything in terms of tie rods, I was wondering/hoping that there's not a need to relieve pressure on the idler arm before swapping out these parts.
Thoughts? Opinions? One scenario, as I see it, is that I get the old bushings out and then can't get the new ones in. I don't like that idea.
--Conrad J.
Posted by: conrad.jacoby@gmail.com
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