replacing upper control arm shaft p30 chassis tips

Doug Domm · 06-13-2011, 11:47 PM

Ok, My son got the drivers side done now and it wasn't all that bad. Hopefully the passenger side will go the same. Perhaps all that greasy mess around it kept them from seizing in. Now my question is how do you determine when they need to be replaced. This motorhome has been imported from US to Canada and must go through a federal safety inspection and this was listed on the inspection sheet as a must replace due to wear. We compared the old part to the new part and there appears to be absolutely no differance between new and old. Yes, the shop likely tried to get some sort of work out of this but are we missing something here on inspecting the parts? The coach only has 30,000 miles on it and every front suspension piece feels tight with the exception of minimal movement in the bellcrank. Funny thing is they never noticed all the missing cotter pins! Doug

06-13-2011, 11:47 PM	#3
Doug Domm Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: canada Posts: 251 Likes: 29 Liked 84 Times in 21 Posts	Re: replacing upper control arm shaft p30 chassis tips Ok, My son got the drivers side done now and it wasn't all that bad. Hopefully the passenger side will go the same. Perhaps all that greasy mess around it kept them from seizing in. Now my question is how do you determine when they need to be replaced. This motorhome has been imported from US to Canada and must go through a federal safety inspection and this was listed on the inspection sheet as a must replace due to wear. We compared the old part to the new part and there appears to be absolutely no differance between new and old. Yes, the shop likely tried to get some sort of work out of this but are we missing something here on inspecting the parts? The coach only has 30,000 miles on it and every front suspension piece feels tight with the exception of minimal movement in the bellcrank. Funny thing is they never noticed all the missing cotter pins! Doug