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From: "Dan and Louise Yates" <yates@sasktel.net>
To: <gregs672liter@netzero.com>; <datsun-Roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: ball joint part 2
> Ball-air is actually in Regina, my home town. I had my ton Chevy's ball
> joints done 15 years ago by Stan and had no problems with them at all. I
> just called Stan moments ago. The web site is up and running. He is in the
> business of selling the complete kit to do a bunch of ball joints but he
> also does them individually in the service shop. He estimates the cost of
> doing a ball joint for a roadster at about $40 Cdn. He has sold kits to
> someone in the States but can't remember who or where they were located.
> Stan says most ball joints can be rebuilt but obviously some will be too
far
> gone to repair. One thing to note. SGI, our provincial automotive
insurance
> agency, will not pass a vehicle on a safety inspection if they know the
> Ball-Air work was done on the balljoints. If they don't know then there is
> no way to tell by looking and the vehicle will pass. Keep in mind that SGI
> is also in the salvage business and makes good coin by selling used parts
> like balljoints. Hope this helps. Back to lurking.
>
> Dan Yates
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