Light Racing UCA - Ball Joint Failure

Cut thru the metal sleeve that the bushings go in... So they went to the trash and TC uppers went on the truck.

 

Dam
I could have fixed them
What was the damage for the tc

 

Its been close to a year but a little over $600

 

Chris if you still have the bushings I will take em! Let me know and I will meet up with you and pick them up.

 

I would say your bushings are done for sure.

The new boots are a much tighter fit in general. I don't have pictures of my old boots but one actually fell off. LOL They were also a lot looser around the base.

 

Today I installed the new specRide bushings and new ball joints.

Completely removed the squeaking I had.

The new bj boots are a tighter fit on the bottom and a tighter clamp on the top. The ribs don't contact the spring any more.

 

Hey fellas, I've got the same squeak on my TC UCAs when I turn the wheel. I put WD40 on the ball joint and it's been quiet for now. But I really feel like it needs more lubrication/grease. How should I go about this? There's no zirx fitting for the BJ.

Thanks in advance
Luke

 

Don't use wd-40. This is also an old thread.

 

Wow, thanks for all the help.

 

I have light racing uca. I'm not too sure exactly what you're supposed to use that's why I didn't answer. I believe a teflon spray. Try a search in Google but type in "tacomaworld" and it will find threads easier.

 

Teflon based spray. WD-40 is food base.

 

tri lube

 

Cool thanks, does it need to be disassembled when applying the spray?

 

One of mine just failed too. Less than 4,000 miles...