fyi Control arm knock

[jmderyke]

I found my knock from a while ago and forgot to post my findings here we go.. It was my upper control arm bolts and bushing sleeve.

 

this is the sleeve with out rubber bushing, I'm replacing with polyurethane bushings and new sleeves. notice the knobs in there

 

 

 

and here are the bolts these are the better ones i threw out the worse ones. oops i forgot to save them to post.

the knobs in the sleeve and bolts worn against each other. The guy i bought this truck from must have just ignored the noise or he was def.

[HOrnbrod]

Aye, nice shiney metal-to-metal friction results. Keeps the rust off though - for awhile. :D

[87Warrior]

Don't forget to reassemble with anti-seize :waving:

[jmderyke]

I could just kick myself :headpop: I went and ordered a entire polyurethane kit from 4WD.com and I got it but I just noticed something. The sleeves that go into the bushings are for standard sized bolts and my original bolts are metric. So I'm swapping out the bolts with Standard to get a tight fit. Most of them its no problem to swap but the on the upper control arm bolt that threads into the frame, its M10x1.5 and i can't drill it out to re-tap to a different size because the tranny is in the way. :wall: so i gotta fabricate a new spacer

NO BIG DEAL haha

I'm just posting this just in case some is re-doing their bushing on a custom to maybe save them some time. happy jeeping :typing: