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Old 09-12-2006, 05:04 AM
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Default Re: Lower Control Arm Bushings and some carnage

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Originally Posted by Hum2
I had a lower control arm bolt nearly fall out, but the bolt was hitting the half-shaft on the right front side, and eventually I figured out what the knocking noise was, just in time...the nut fell off in my hand when I felt to see if it was there.

I asked the dealer how this locking nut/bolt system could/would ever come apart....they admited that they may not have tightned the lower arm bolt when they had it off replacing the balljoint.

Had you had any suspension work done previously?

Ric

I found the same thing! The nut had maybe one thread before falling off. They replaced the pittman/idler arms recently. But, I feel that when we go off road and beat on our trucks some, we should check stuff like this for our own safety etc and encourage others to do so. Still no excuse for it to leave the dealer w/ loose control arm bolts.
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