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Opinions for this amateur mechanic
I searched this site for info, but I haven't seen this discussed much. I'm just wondering whether the Opel experts on the board would advise for or against an amateur mechanic such as myself replacing the upper ball joints on a '73 GT. I have helped others with similar things (never on an Opel though), and have done plenty of other mechanical repairs myself on the 14 cars I've owned over the last 20 years. But I've never messed with suspension at all.
I have a good manual and am good at tackling new things in general. From what it says I don't need a spring compressor, so I believe I have all the tools I need. I just don't want to miss something important that only an experienced Opel mechanic would know, leaving me with my car sitting disassembled, or even worse, causing my wheels to flop over on the freeway
Opinions?
I searched this site for info, but I haven't seen this discussed much. I'm just wondering whether the Opel experts on the board would advise for or against an amateur mechanic such as myself replacing the upper ball joints on a '73 GT. I have helped others with similar things (never on an Opel though), and have done plenty of other mechanical repairs myself on the 14 cars I've owned over the last 20 years. But I've never messed with suspension at all.
I have a good manual and am good at tackling new things in general. From what it says I don't need a spring compressor, so I believe I have all the tools I need. I just don't want to miss something important that only an experienced Opel mechanic would know, leaving me with my car sitting disassembled, or even worse, causing my wheels to flop over on the freeway
Opinions?