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New LR UCA squeaking?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by kuntry09, Jul 10, 2013.

  1. Jul 10, 2013 at 7:04 PM
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    kuntry09

    kuntry09 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I just recently installed a set of Light Racing UCAs on my '99. They've been on there for about 4 months now or about 10k miles. about 5k miles ago however they started squeaking, or the driver's side has at least. The only thing I have been able to conclude is that I didn't grease the bushings well enough with the "special" grease. I tried spraying them with some "dry" liquid wrench to get it to stop but it didn't seem to help pin point the problem. it's only noticeably at low speeds going over bumps/dips/etc. Has anybody else run into this?
     
  2. Jul 11, 2013 at 9:27 AM
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    Lumpskie

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    I've had my LR UCAs on for over a year now and haven't had any squeaks. Maybe you should remove, regrease and reinstall?
     
  3. Jul 14, 2013 at 4:59 PM
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    kuntry09

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    I think that's what I'm going to try. It could be my coil/strut assembly squeaking but it seems like it's the UCA. If I remove it then reinstall it, making sure that the UCA is in the same caster/camber position as before, would it still need to be realigned?
     

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