Suspension troubleshooting..

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v6spider
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Suspension troubleshooting..

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I spent a good amount of time yesterday tightening up slop in my front suspension. I found the control arm to balljoints bolts to be loose aso well as the wheel bearings. Also replaced the upper balljoints with some good quality moog joints. It really tightened everything up.. I'm curious if any one else has had issues with those three mounting bolts that hold the balljoints on coming loose.

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Re: Suspension troubleshooting..

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I used the red high strength Loctite on the ball joint bolts. I don't want those letting go.
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Re: Suspension troubleshooting..

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kmoses wrote:I used the red high strength Loctite on the ball joint bolts. I don't want those letting go.
I might consider it..but I might not have had it torqued right..

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Re: Suspension troubleshooting..

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If you think they are working loose, you can use nail polish to mark the bolt and nut. If the nut loosens any, the nail polish will crack and you can see the crack easily if you use a light color.
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