A few of us have recently noticed that the nuts on the main bolt of the upper control arm have become loose, if not actually missing after backing completely off.
The bolt in question:
So far, it seems that this has been a problem for those who have replaced their UCA's with the Light Racing UCA but anyone else who has had this issue should respond here so we can get a better understanding of the problem.
The torque setting for this nut is 85 ft-lbs and I am pretty sure that most folks doing this work have tightened to this value.
The question is why is the nut becoming loose ? There are no recommendations in the repair manual to indicate that Locktite or similar thread lock be used when assembling.
My own solution was to add a second nut to the assembly to prevent the first from turning
Anyone that has done work on their front suspension should check these nuts (along with all the others) especially if you replaced the UCA. If this turns out to be a problem unique to the Light Racing UCA's then they need to know about that.
Please post your experiences with this problem here.
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Safe travels, Jon
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