New LR UCA SPC bushing started squeaking after only a few miles?

i am going to put the truck back on the lift later this week and take the UCA's off, pop out the inner sleeve and re-grease everything with an absurd amount of moly then put it back together and hope that the squeak goes away for more than a few miles this time. thanks for all the help everyone.

 

Yeah, this is what I was thinking. With rubber bushings that are fused to the sleeves, you want to have the suspension in a specific position before torqueing down (had to make a "tool" from a 2x4 to get this right on my Celica). With the poly bushings, you just make sure everything is clean and slather them with grease.

 

I loosened the nut almost to the point of taking it off the bolt and the squeak was still there. has anyone ever heard that poly bushings just have a natural squeak? also the inner sleeve, is it supposed to rotate inside the bushing or is the bolt supposed to rotate inside the inner sleeve? while i had the nut backed off i bounde the truck and noticed thsat the sleeve was moving with the bushing instead of rotating inside of the bushing if that makes any sense?

 

I can't tell from the pictures whether the bolt tightens the washers down on the sleeves or what. If so, with the bolt tight, the bushing should rotate around the sleeve. Either way, the key is having the grease on all mating surfaces.

 

i think ive found my issue. my ball joints a making the noise not the new spec ride bushings. probably just need to buy the spc tool to separate the joints then clean and re grease them. anyone know if moly is ok to use on ball joints instead of regular chassis grease?

 

I am not sure about the type of grease, but I have never taken one apart to grease it -- if it has a zerk fitting, you can grease it. I don't think you can take it apart like that. Getting a new ball joint pressed in is probably best, they are inexpensive and a local machine shop can do it if you take the arm in.

 

what spc tool?
what ball joints the lr uppers?

 

Yes moly is great. A grease with moly that is

 

If the ball joint has play in it, spc sells bolt in replacements. If not just pop the boot off and fill with grease of choice. I use valvoline syn power with moly. Then put boot back on.

 

I have the light racing uca so SPC makes a tool to separate the ball joint so I can clean it out and re-grease it.

 

Really
Do u have a link

 

I don't think you understand what those tools do.

 

SAY WHAT?

 

Not you, him. I'll go out on a limb here and say that what he's talking about is a separator like a pickle fork. Ball joints aren't made to come apart.

 

THIS IS WHAT I WAS SAYING
THIS IS WHY IM CONFUSED?

 

Is there just a simple clip holding the boot on and can you pop of the boot while the BJ is still on the spindle?

 

Yes

 

After further confusion I realized that the tool is simply to separate the ball joint from the steering knuckle. I'm not gonna buy it now since a hammer will do the job just fine.

 

LOL