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Oswego
n00b
Yes it is, and I have you to thank for that tip. When I tried first thing after work I figured I blew out my POS impact gun. Then I thought about heating the LCA and remembered you talking about freezing them. I popped them in for about 30minutes and boom they went right in the first try. No alignment issues or any issues with them not seating in strait.
Oswego
n00b
Getting closer....I can almost imagine sitting in the drivers seat. If it wasn't dark out and my body & mind weren't craving many beers I would of started throwing parts back on.
All 4 bushings went in 90% by hand but the other 10% required some pressing
Big bushing
Small bushing
Now I just need to get a new zerk for the one I stripped out.
And the most important part so I hopefully won't be doing this BS in another 70k........grease before cam install
I was happily surprised how easy they went in especially since I painted the inside of the bushing seats and because of how hard they were to remove. Hopefully between the paint and grease they won't rust up and seize so quickly this time around.
All 4 bushings went in 90% by hand but the other 10% required some pressing
Big bushing
Small bushing
Now I just need to get a new zerk for the one I stripped out.
And the most important part so I hopefully won't be doing this BS in another 70k........grease before cam install
I was happily surprised how easy they went in especially since I painted the inside of the bushing seats and because of how hard they were to remove. Hopefully between the paint and grease they won't rust up and seize so quickly this time around.
No such luck. Bushings are a PITA to remove, even if you just installed them
Oswego
n00b
Well that sucks. At least my cams won't seize up as quick. The ones I removed are 100% fused. I smacked the crap out of them once I removed them and nothing. It doesn't help that the morons put stickers on them either. I have mine soaking in a spacial mix so hopefully the crap comes right off tom.
One of my local buddys just got a new LCA this week on a 2010 due to one cam seizing so I guess I'm lucky I got 3 years 66k out of them. The stealership had his truck for 2 days because they tried lubing it up overnight to see if it would break free.
JLink
Well-Known Member
Yep. pretty sure the driver's side is seized now..
Gonna try to pull the passenger side apart when I'm done with all the work this storm is bringing. Hopefully I can get one side greased before it seizes up.
Mucho cudos on the detailed posts.. I had forgotten what it was like to read your threads
Oswego
n00b
Yep. pretty sure the driver's side is seized now..
Gonna try to pull the passenger side apart when I'm done with all the work this storm is bringing. Hopefully I can get one side greased before it seizes up.
Mucho cudos on the detailed posts.. I had forgotten what it was like to read your threads
Here's some pics for you. Ill do a write up when I get this bitch back on the road. I would of gotten everything installed tonight, but I forgot to get a new zerk for the passengers side LCA BJ so........I had to stop.
Front Cams & bolts
Removed the POS sticker
Turn the bolt when putting it back in to coat everything
Rear
Oswego
n00b
Yes, sir. All I got was a couple branches that blew down in my yard......oh and 48hrs of being drunk!
cmack
I am CANADIAN.
One of my professors was on the east coast, stuck in the storm. He's a storm chaser apparently. Thus, class was canceled yesterday...any chance he was drunk with you?
night_angel
Well-Known Member
Got the LCA's sanded and painted today and then cleaned up the spindles.
what kind of LCA`s are these ??? I want to do this update too!! thanks for the help!
Just to clarify for our favorite South American member, they are the original factory LCAs with the bushings removed
Oswego
n00b
Sucks it was over the weekend anyway,
Yes it did.
One of my professors was on the east coast, stuck in the storm. He's a storm chaser apparently. Thus, class was canceled yesterday...any chance he was drunk with you?
The only thing I was chasing was my next beer.
They are the original LCA's. I put in new bushings, cams/bolts, a fresh coat of paint and some new ball joints.
So I got everything back together tonight then took it for a 30 minute test drive on some of NJ's worst roads with the radio turned off the whole time . No clunks, clanks, pops, whirring, snapping, wobbling, or any other noises that I had before. It felt like I was driving a hybrid due to the lack of noise. It's amazing how much noise one can get used to with time. Now I just need an alignment in the worst way.
Oswego
n00b
If you wanna mail them to me Ill knock them out in a day and mail them back........for your AR
