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Kraut        POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-14-2008 08:42 PM
    
I want to thank JJProwler for the stabilizer link bushing repair he posted. I said that mine were shot, and boy they were. Using the chair leg tips to replace the original boot seals works and is a cheap fix. Someone said they would like to see more pictures, so I shot some while making the repair. Here goes: Pictures of the links, or tie rods, after I pulled them from the car:
More to follow. |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-14-2008 08:46 PM
After cleaning the parts in Kerosine:
More still: |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-14-2008 08:51 PM
Making the new seals out of chair leg tips (what a great idea):
Still more to come: |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-14-2008 08:54 PM
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-14-2008 08:57 PM
The finished product before installation:
Almost done: |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-14-2008 09:01 PM
After installation on car:
Last picture. I wanted to get black leg tips, but they only had white. So there you have it. Easy ......... NO, but doable ......... YES. |
jjprowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Ormond Beach FL.USA |
posted 05-14-2008 11:46 PM
WOW great pics Kraut I have yet to see any as bad as yours,tops yes bottoms no.Just did edsup kat and he`s got 80000+ miles on his and the back side was fine so we installed the seals the other way.Just ck out two cars with less than 6000 miles both shot ??? Just sent a set to kolkat so if anyone needs a set PM me |
ed monahan             POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 05-15-2008 01:08 AM
Great explanation and pics Kraut, but we expect nothing less from you. If I had a million dollars worth of machine tools I would make some for myself. lol The talent on this site is phenomenal. I wish I had some talent. |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-15-2008 09:58 AM
My equipment is hardly worth a million bucks, but it does the job. I am planning to sell most of it this summer to get ready for a move to Florida as our primary residence. We won't have near as big a place down there, so this big stuff has to go. If anyone is interested, let me know. I have the following: Cincinnati 17" X 30" tool room lathe - asking $3500 I also have a bunch of other stuff I'll be selling this Summer, so if you're interested I can send you pics and more info. |
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-15-2008 10:04 AM
I last checked ours at approximately 32,000 miles and they were fine. This was last year. I now have over 36,000 miles and they are totally shot. The bushing cups on the bottom are completely gone and the parts are pretty rusty. The top bushing caps are still there but two are split and another one is half gone on the bottom side(it looks fine from the top). I don't have to tools that you have nor do I either have the desire to put that much effort into making them. So I just ordered new stabilizer link assemblies from Jeff Hunter. He had two in stock. He is shipping them to me. Cost me $61.50 each. Part # 4786592AB |
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quincy POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Fairfield Glade, TN. USA |
posted 05-15-2008 10:36 AM
Kraut you never ever cease to amaze me! (PS - your battery cable is looking a little rusted up. Please clean it up for a good connection) LOL  ------------------ |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-15-2008 11:00 AM
Rich, if I could have bought new links for that kind of money, I wouldn't have gone to all the trouble. Quincy, our neighborhood is having a garage sale this Saturday. I'll be putting a bunch of my stuff out for sale. Stop by for a beer, if you're in the neighborhood. That goes for anyone else as well. |
Cal Kid Prowler Junkie From:Oxnard,CA,USA |
posted 05-15-2008 12:47 PM
I've been told by two different front-end shops that the vertical sway bars on the Prowler aren't even needed. Any input from the experts out there in Prowler land???????? |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-15-2008 05:16 PM
kco, You are absolutely right for normal driving. I drove the car for about 30 miles without the sway bar in place and couldn't tell any difference. It is only when you run the Tail of the Dragon at racing speeds that the sway bar comes into play. It basically keeps the car from diving into the corners and allows it to run more flat, keeping all wheels on the ground. Most of us will never use it. |
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2000Cat POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Lansing MI |
posted 05-21-2008 09:00 PM
Kraut, you illustrations are fantastic, you put as much work into illustrations and photos as fixing the stabilizer. I'm with a few others, don't have your talent. The idea for the table leg caps is very cool. Are you for hire??......Dan |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-22-2008 06:34 AM
I am in the process of preparing for a move to Florida. I have my machinery on the auction block, so I can clean up the place for sale. Right now, I'm really busy with the whole business of scaling down and selling off just about everything. Sorry, but maybe in another year or so, I will be back in the business of making stuff. It will hopefully be in Florida though. |
spoons POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:West Palm Beach, FL |
posted 05-22-2008 05:31 PM
Kraut, Where are you moving to in Florida? You'll love the guys in the Florida Kat Pack. |
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jjprowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Ormond Beach FL.USA |
posted 05-22-2008 06:06 PM
He knows the Fl kat pack.....DQ run 07  |
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Kraut POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Plymouth, MI |
posted 05-22-2008 06:20 PM
As JJ mentioned, I met a lot of the guys in the Kat Pac last Fall in Naples. Our plan is to get a house somewhere near Vero Beach, but nothing is cast in stone yet. We currently have a place in Haines City, but the wife wants to be closer to the ocean. First order of business is to sell off all of our big stuff here in Michigan including the house, so we can downsize to a condo. After that we'll be looking for the new place in Florida. I'm thinking some time around late Fall, early Winter '08. |
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spoons POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:West Palm Beach, FL |
posted 12-11-2008 06:23 AM
I agree this option will work, but after time the rubber will degrade like last time and you'll be back right back at the same place. PS - Nice work with the lathe. |
LAwil POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Southern Calif. |
posted 01-23-2009 09:33 PM
The illustration was AMAZING!!!! Never scratch my head soooo much. WOW!! ------------------ |
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spoons POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:West Palm Beach, FL |
posted 01-26-2009 06:42 PM
Looking for a permanent fix over the OEM part: |
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