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Took me an afternoon to do it last summer. Not technically difficult, just a major PITA.
The nuts get seized up so much with road muck that they are hard to release. I suggest saoking them in PB blaster or something stronger the night before.
The grommet that sits in the lower arm is a pita to get out and even more difficult to get in.
PM or email me, marko@neceg.org if you have any more q's. I think I posted something more detailed last year in the problems section as a reply to someone. I will try to find it.
Good luck.
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Originally posted by mklaro:
thanks for all the help guys...does anyone know how hard it would be to fix and what an estimste cost would be??
thanks guys I had it done to my Silver CSVT last year at Bonnell. They charged me $105.
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Originally posted by The MarkO Guy:
Took me an afternoon to do it last summer. Not technically difficult, just a major PITA.
The nuts get seized up so much with road muck that they are hard to release. I suggest saoking them in PB blaster or something stronger the night before.
The grommet that sits in the lower arm is a pita to get out and even more difficult to get in.
PM or email me, marko@neceg.org if you have any more q's. I think I posted something more detailed last year in the problems section as a reply to someone. I will try to find it.
Good luck. MarkO...do you remember the size of the nut inside the lower control arm? Is it 14mm like the one that connects to the sway bar? I need to get a deep socket to fit in there and would prefer not to have to buy a whole set just for one socket. Thanx! 
-Rob- '98 E0 Contour SVT #897, T-Red. FOR SALE: '98 E0 CSVT #2663 SilverFrost; stock & in very good condition. $7,800
KKM & BAT Intake Pipe, DIY cool air intake, Resonator deleted, TH fix; short shifter, rear spoiler, hood struts, fog mod, pre-98 sails, dings removed, A4 side-markers, clear head-light corners, T-red chrome front & back. Aussie Bar waiting for installation.
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DUH!!!
it just clicked....mike i forgot about this, when you called me to ask what it could be
remember when i was working on the drivers side rear, i said look at this link its shot! thats what it is...
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Originally posted by Rob98CSVT#897:
MarkO...do you remember the size of the nut inside the lower control arm? Is it 14mm like the one that connects to the sway bar? I need to get a deep socket to fit in there and would prefer not to have to buy a whole set just for one socket.
Rob, I believe it's a 15mm IIRC. Hope my memory is good.  Good luck with it.
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all the suspension hex head bolts are 17 or 14 mm
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Had the same prob with front end Sway Bar Links...
NAPA Auto had the parts for in between 15-18$ apeice. Nuts were seized so bad that i had a shop do it, they had to be cut off...took less than an hour.
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Originally posted by JCox:
Nuts were seized so bad ...they had to be cut off... Ouch! I hate it when that happens! :p
-Rob- '98 E0 Contour SVT #897, T-Red. FOR SALE: '98 E0 CSVT #2663 SilverFrost; stock & in very good condition. $7,800
KKM & BAT Intake Pipe, DIY cool air intake, Resonator deleted, TH fix; short shifter, rear spoiler, hood struts, fog mod, pre-98 sails, dings removed, A4 side-markers, clear head-light corners, T-red chrome front & back. Aussie Bar waiting for installation.
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