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Old 05-15-2025, 02:14 PM
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Cracked radiator. Possibly the original.



Took me three hours to get the radiator out. The m104 setup doesn’t give much space to work. Removing the fan clutch, removing hoses etc took a lot of fiddling around.



New radiator. A- Premium brand. Doesn’t have the metal tube inserts like oem. But I figure if I get five years of use out of this car I’ll be happy.



Bought a URO drag link and tie rod assembly. Quality looked fine. Fit was perfect. Time will tell if it is durable. Price was right. I noticed one of the boots on the drag link mount wasn’t installed correctly. Easily corrected. I got to check the grease and it had a sufficient amount in there. Good



Also tried a URO idler arm bushing. Price was also right. Quality looked good. The original was very loose. This was a big improvement towards tightening up the steering.

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