Upper control arm.
08-25-2016, 08:15 AM
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OP, I think you should take the safe bet and replace your entire UCA here.
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03-26-2024, 08:32 AM
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Y upper control arms bothe slide back and forth and I've searched on here to look and see if that's normal. But I'm hearing a metal like grind noise and when I turn it makes a popping noise and I feel a jolt in the wheel... It's coming from my left front wheels. Here's pictures of the control arm. I got under and looked everywhere and didn't see no source of metal to metal.
My 2013 FX2 has the same issue. I feel the front wheels slide or tuck under the truck at full steering lock. I also have the gaps between my upper bushings like you did. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
03-29-2024, 12:59 AM
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Honestly if you are running into that issue, your UCA is probably shot, and if it's shot, you have to wonder what else on there is gone or about to be.
I just finished the drivers side on my 2006, started with a worn lower ball joint. I pulled the hub off and my wheel bearing and upper control arm was bad. Then I pulled the shock it it was bad. Took me a whole day but I got bilsteins in there, a new wheel bearing and new UCA and lower ball joint.
I'll do the other side next week after I get back from a trip. I test drove it and even with one side done, it's much tighter and drives smoother.
I just finished the drivers side on my 2006, started with a worn lower ball joint. I pulled the hub off and my wheel bearing and upper control arm was bad. Then I pulled the shock it it was bad. Took me a whole day but I got bilsteins in there, a new wheel bearing and new UCA and lower ball joint.
I'll do the other side next week after I get back from a trip. I test drove it and even with one side done, it's much tighter and drives smoother.
03-29-2024, 07:05 AM
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Honestly if you are running into that issue, your UCA is probably shot, and if it's shot, you have to wonder what else on there is gone or about to be.
I just finished the drivers side on my 2006, started with a worn lower ball joint. I pulled the hub off and my wheel bearing and upper control arm was bad. Then I pulled the shock it it was bad. Took me a whole day but I got bilsteins in there, a new wheel bearing and new UCA and lower ball joint.
I'll do the other side next week after I get back from a trip. I test drove it and even with one side done, it's much tighter and drives smoother.
I just finished the drivers side on my 2006, started with a worn lower ball joint. I pulled the hub off and my wheel bearing and upper control arm was bad. Then I pulled the shock it it was bad. Took me a whole day but I got bilsteins in there, a new wheel bearing and new UCA and lower ball joint.
I'll do the other side next week after I get back from a trip. I test drove it and even with one side done, it's much tighter and drives smoother.