Upper control arm.
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Upper control arm.
I am replacing the upper control arm on my F150 ( not a Lightning). I dont have a torque wrench, so do I tighten the bolts all the down as tight as they will go, or just snug them up? The control arms are new so is there any kind of greese I need to put on the bushings before mounting the control arm? Thanks!
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I used wheelbearing grease to coat the bolts and bushings. I torqued as hard as I could with my wrench. Since you are going to need an alignment anyway, the torque doesn't matter as the alignment guy/gal has to loosen them back up.
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Originally Posted by Fritzthecat
I used wheelbearing grease to coat the bolts and bushings. I torqued as hard as I could with my wrench. Since you are going to need an alignment anyway, the torque doesn't matter as the alignment guy/gal has to loosen them back up.
Fritz
Fritz
Last edited by ruffn-it; Jul 25, 2005 at 12:35 PM.