ICON UCA bearing found to be loose

[magert54]

Good day everyone!

It has been a while since I have posted a question on the forums as most questions are answered via google and previous threads.

My issue happened today during my vehicle inspection. Everything was going well until they started to use a machine that moves the front tires left and right a little. Something caught their attention, then they lifted the front end up a little so they can wiggle the wheel and continue to inspect both sides.

They concluded that my vehicle failed for 2 reasons. First, was because i removed the backup hood latch to install the staoshi grill. Second, was them stating my bearings in my UCA's were too loose. History on the UCA's are they were installed 4 years ago and have been exposed to grit and grime causing them to squeak forcing me to apply grease to them every 4-6 months.

Anyone on the forum feel i should replace my ICON uniball bearings or is there anyway i could fix this issue?

Thanks in advance for your assistance

James

 

[2014 Warthog]

I would check it myself to be SURE that's what the problem was but, yeah after 4 years, it sounds like "normal maintenance" to replace them at this point. Unfortunately while the driving/off-roading performance of after-market suspensions is great, they to require sometimes more maintenance than stock parts.

My UCAs have started squeaking as well. I removed the upper caps recently and cleaned it out and sprayed silicone in there and sealed them back up. Squeak gone for now, but I know I'll be replacing my upper ball joints at around 4 years if not sooner with all the off-roading I've been doing.

The silicone is decent, (Needs to be a "dry" type lube, not regular grease or oil) but I may try getting some of this for future uses:
http://camburg.com/all-products/00-06-tundra2/tri-flow-heim-uniball-lube/

 

[magert54]

Thank you for the response, im currently researching my options