I pick up the PB Blaster tomorrow afternoon, just before I get my car> appraised.

gonna>

Reminds me of me. At least I imagine you have a better set of tools for this> job than I.>

OTOH, based on what you said, I'm not touching my front trailing arm> bushings until I hear a "wonk" in the back, indicating total failure of one.>

I trust you already own a torch, 'cause this was one time when PB Blaster> just wasn't enough. Also, I trust you've read the archives for the various> techniques for dealing with those lower control arms. Like snapping off the> welded nut...>

Jim Beam knows all. ­>

what's that supposed to mean???

Blaster>

various>

'sa compliment. To be more precise: You have a lot of suggestions on this,> with the exception you're not completely acquainted IIRC with the effects of> northern winters on those control arm bolts.>

We went through dealing with those ridiculous control arm> bolts-frozen-in-bus­hings (well, the middle and outboard one, anyway) this> past fall, with some other folks also contributing to the thread.>

Buy the torch.

Otherwise, you'll forgive me for rolling the dice on my trailing arms. I'm> figuring four more years on my beloved 91 Civic, so it won't be worth it.> Though I must say she is running s-mooooth after my coolant change> yesterday. Temperature gage even seems to be indicating a wee bit cooler.> And shucks yes still over 40 mpg this fine spring.>

What is it exactly that you do when driving your Honda that made you> comment, not long ago, that I was less likely to notice new trailing arm> bushings than you were? Simply boy-stuff like fast cornering?

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