Don't you just love this list! Man, this is what Roadsters are all about.
Now, if we could just get all the people in the world to cooperate and help
each other out like this...
Greg Burrows
-- Dan and Louise Yates <yates@sasktel.net> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
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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