hey everyone!

how difficult is it to remove the front bumper skirt on these vans? Just a few bolts? I've got some welding to do behind there, and I haven't had one of these front ends apart yet.

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Hey everyone, quick question:

I came across a 94 astro that someone is parting out. Other than the obvious difference in front ends from 94-95, will all the awd gear be the same? Drive shafts n' stuff? Calipers as well? Also will the older style vans' windsheilds fit in the newer front ends?

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i have finally found my clunk!! a lot of people could over look this, so if you have a mystery clunk, and it's not your ball joints.....check your sway bar bushings!! i grabbed a hold of mine yesterday, and it is all a drift on the driver side. so i went to order my bushings, and apparently there ar...

that's sorta what i thought......just crank er' down til' it's nice and snug. went on call this morning and my wheel bearing is really starting to howl. i know these things ain't cheap for an AWD. I sourced one out on ebay, for a price of $126.22 plus $24.00 shipping to canada. I'm gonna price aroun...

hope you're makin' out well. if not, i second the idea of checking the timing


good luck

I figured I'd ask my next question on this thread instead of starting another. I'm gonna get into my sway bar links. It seems pretty straight forward. The only question is how tight do I crank the new ones on? (I don't have a torque wrench) While I was at the auto store, I also asked about the sway ...

Got my driver's side joints upper and lower done yesterday. All I can say is if anyone here is reading this and is getting ready to do theirs......it would be easier I think to take the control arm off. That was the most ridiculous job I've ever done to any of my vans. I'd say roughly this job took ...

see.......i never think of the dealership. i figured that the 90's would be the same. i dunno. thanks for the advice

hmmmmm, maybe i'll just do the ball joints for now, and the bushings WAYYYYYYYYYYY down the road. the lower ball joints don't sound as scary now. i think i'll tackle it. do i just back out the adjustment nut to unload the torsion bars?
thanks everyone!!

unfortunatley i don't have an autozone. i'm way up and over. (nova scotia) :muhaha: should i remove the tie rod end as well? either way it's gonna be a fun job cuz i wanna do both sides when i do it. i also want to do the upper and lower control arm bushings while i'm there. i'm assuming that is whe...

i was checking ebay today and came across dr.autoparts, and inquired on this posting: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-90-91-92-93-CHEVY-ASTRO-VAN-GMC-SAFARI-DOOR-HANDLE-L_W0QQitemZ270220836239QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270220836239 and he replied: Dear Customer, The item below will work for the follo...

ya, unfortunatley it's my drivers' door. so i guess i just reach up from inside with the panel off. then use a wrench to turn them off?

thanks

now i need to change a door handle.

i can clearly see that the current one is rivited in, and i know that i'll have to drill them out. what i don't know is once it''s off, how will it "unclip". and how will i get behind it to bolt it on?

thanks!!!

this sounds like a total tear down....unfortunatley

i was gonna attempt it yesterday, until i started reading and realized that for the lower ball joint i had to take the wheel bearing off and everything. holy moly!! i'm gonna wait until i can get an extra hand. does anyone know any tricks of the trade for this job?

thaks