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    Most likely to fail; upper or lower ball joints

    Recently had both lower ball joints fail on my Mercury (not at the same time but within a couple of months). Scary situation; control arm hits the ground and starts scraping. Good thing the ball joints failed at low speed instead of highway speed or car would have probably flipped. Any way ...
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    Am I being ripped off???

    I like my mechanic (been with him since I had a 1986 Caprice) BUT I think he's getting pricey (maybe inflation). I asked for a quote on a front brake job for 1975 New Yorker. Nothing fancy . Replace brake pads and turn rotors (no new calipers, no new rotors). His quote was $400. Then I asked if...
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    need good video on replacing brake pads

    Is there a good video (maybe on you tube) showing how to replace front brake pads on an older Chrysler (1975 New Yorker)? Watched Chris Fix on you tube but his videos are on newer cars. I'm wondering if the older cars are significantly different. I'm planning on turning the rotors. Does anyone...
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    question on preventing tire dry rot

    My tires are good now (will pass inspection) but I'm worried about tire dry rot in the future. Tires are expensive and I'm wondering if there's a treatment (spray) that will prevent or delay tire dry rot. I'm thinking something like Armor All but is there better product out there that will...
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