| [GMCnet] Broken drivers side lower control arm... [message #304723] |
Tue, 02 August 2016 00:03  |
Vern Crawford
Messages: 81
Registered: August 2016
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Howdy everyone. We are the proud new owners of "BUC," and have been
thoroughly enjoying this, our first major outing. We drove at a leisurely
pace from our home in the Texas Hill Country to the beautiful Pacific
Northwest. Our adventure had ben trouble free except for a failed starter
solenoid on the 4th of July weekend. I was able to successfully do that
repair myself.
However, yesterday morning as we were pulling out onto a rural highway, we
found ourselves literally dead in the road. A front control arm snapped
and the drivers side wheel broke loose from the frame, instantly bringing
us to an abrupt stop.
We were on a remote Forest Service road with no sell service on either our
AT&T or Verizon phones. Fortunately, a local resident came to our rescue,
and Good Sam was called to the rescue. After a long day of mostly waiting
for a lost wrecker drive to finally find us, we were safely towed to
Eugene, Oregon, arriving about sundown on Sunday evening. This morning
"BUC" was delivered to Trisand, Inc., a large truck repair facility on the
edge of Eugene.
They spent most of the morning getting the coach safely on ramps at the
rear, and stands at the front. I was determined that most of the parts
needed were available locally *except *for the lower control arm.
Any advice and suggestions on being sure the procedure is done correctly,
AND any help in locating the discontinued GMC part number 792769?
Thanks,
Vern (and Lenore)
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Vern Crawford & Lenore Langsdorf
155 J-J Lane
Center Point, TX 78010
(830) 634-2576 home
(618) 203-8296 cell
VernCrawford@GMail.Com
New owner of 77 Palm Beach "BUC"
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