Ordered Upper and lower control arm seals from SI. The upper ones came and the lower ones are back-ordered with an indefinite fill date. With all that remains to be done on the vehicle I figured that worst case, I'd temporarily assemble without lower seals and put them in when they eventually came.
Today I had the idea of seeing if NAPA had a suitable substitute. For the sake of guessing what the missing seals might look like, I slipped the ones that came on the upper pin only to discover they were way over diameter but fit the lower pins perfectly. The one old one that sort of remains is snug on the pin.
Conclusion: Find the right size hose and cut 1/4" to 3/8" slices to use as seals for the upper pin and use the ones they sent as lower seals.
Today I had the idea of seeing if NAPA had a suitable substitute. For the sake of guessing what the missing seals might look like, I slipped the ones that came on the upper pin only to discover they were way over diameter but fit the lower pins perfectly. The one old one that sort of remains is snug on the pin.
Conclusion: Find the right size hose and cut 1/4" to 3/8" slices to use as seals for the upper pin and use the ones they sent as lower seals.
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