[donagain1]

Wow, thanks to everyone for their replies, there's a lot of good info in them.

For those who've done the replacement of the bushings or entire wishbone/control arm assemblies, may I ask if you went into it with only your basic instincts of looking at the way things fit together, figuring out what needs to come out first/go back in last, and have it come out right? Or, did you have the manual? Did you have to buy any one-of-a-kind tools, like say a special socket to loosen the retaining nut that holds the shock/strut ball joint to the wishbone? I see they sell something for it, but is it necessary?

As a farsighted old fat dude with a bad back, working under the car on jackstands and slithering into positions to see things is problematic. Can the requisite areas to work in be accessed easily with minimal contortions while on the floor? What I'm getting at is that while I've worked on the car before, I'm not a hobbyist, and don't love it. I'm just a 69 year old retired guy on a budget and don't really want to pay someone to do sh, er, stuff I can do myself. Right now all I care about is getting the squeaks to stop. The car is otherwise fine, and might be up for sale next summer before something more intimidating goes haywire with it. That's why I'm not too enthused over popping out a $C-note for the Bentley repair manual if I don't really need it for this. Are we talking a couple of hours work per side to R&R the control arms, ball joint, etc?