What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

[RacksonRacks95]

LED Rock Lights

just finished my LED rock lights this weekend. took around 9 hours but was completely worth it. Very bright as well. and a quick bike trip to follow. :roadkill:

 

[danoT4R]

Denver to KC to Denver

Just finished up a 'quick' 1200 mile trip for a wedding. Left Denver at 7:00a Saturday and got back at 7:00p tonight. Saw 13 mpg on the way there and a big 15 mpg on the way back, haha.

 

[RacksonRacks95]

LED Rock Lights

I will have pictures of the rocker switches by tomorrow, my bad! :doh:

 

[Jono.ful]

was yesterday, but I rescued this guy

 

[deekoi]

Lucky it was only the UCA. Bolt loosened up and fell off. I was going about 5 mph. fixed it a few hours later after getting the parts.

 

[Intruder]

Lucky it was only the UCA. Bolt loosened up and fell off. I was going about 5 mph. fixed it a few hours later after getting the parts.

Yikes! Make sure to check the cv axle and tie rod for damage. Make sure the boots are intact at the very least.

 

[acj990]

Drove to a golf course and played 18 holes on a simulator because it's March in Iowa and still stupid cold out. Ready for Summer, trails, and mud.

 

[Jono.ful]

Lucky it was only the UCA. Bolt loosened up and fell off. I was going about 5 mph. fixed it a few hours later after getting the parts.

I did the same thing this past fall, except mine pitched out rather than in, and I was in the middle of the bush. Managed to scavenge parts for the rear sway bar tie rods to put everything back together to get me out. There are surprisingly few M10 nuts that aren't on absolutely critical parts. I always carry extras now.

 

[deekoi]

I did the same thing this past fall, except mine pitched out rather than in, and I was in the middle of the bush. Managed to scavenge parts for the rear sway bar tie rods to put everything back together to get me out. There are surprisingly few M10 nuts that aren't on absolutely critical parts. I always carry extras now.

I picked up a few extra too to store in the truck.

 

[DannyLlama]

How/why would this happen? How to avoid?

 

[Jono.ful]

How/why would this happen? How to avoid?

improper torque spec. was likely my issue. the work area around the sheer bolt is limited, and I couldn't get my torque wrench in there to do it properly. For those who wheel regularly, this would be a good nut to re-torque at oil change intervals. I can't for the life of me remember if there is lok-tight on this part from the factory, maybe someone else can chime in here...

 

[roktoy]

Took some poser pictures flexing the suspension with a daystar lift.

 

[Jono.ful]

man the '14 is really starting to grow on me, in magnetic grey metallic at least anyway

 

[Alex T4R]

Lucky it was only the UCA. Bolt loosened up and fell off. I was going about 5 mph. fixed it a few hours later after getting the parts.

Glad you ok, but those LR UCA make me nervous.

 

[jrandom]

Lucky it was only the UCA. Bolt loosened up and fell off. I was going about 5 mph. fixed it a few hours later after getting the parts.

Gees glad you weren't sporting around when that happened!

How/why would this happen? How to avoid?

Proper torque, Loctite green, and check them regularly until you are confident they aren't self-adjusting. Then check them half as much EDIT: I am speaking of any bolt that may come loose not UCA's specifically

 

[adam2562]

Glad you ok, but those LR UCA make me nervous.

yea i'm starting to lose faith in them.. I think the Total Chaos ones may be what i'll go with when i do.

 

[Intruder]

Glad you ok, but those LR UCA make me nervous.

That isn't really specific to any UCA brand since you're just reusing the factory bolt and nut. Like jonoful said, it's hard to get a torque wrench in there because of limited space. I have two 19mm box wrenches in the back of the truck that I use to tighten them up periodically - I can't even get any of my 19mm sockets in there.

 

[eddiebx]

improper torque spec. was likely my issue. the work area around the sheer bolt is limited, and I couldn't get my torque wrench in there to do it properly. For those who wheel regularly, this would be a good nut to re-torque at oil change intervals. I can't for the life of me remember if there is lok-tight on this part from the factory, maybe someone else can chime in here...

Did you unbolt the brake lines that are in the way? IIRC it's like a big coiled hard line, and there's plenty of give to push it out of the way to get your torque wrench into there (after you unbolt the brackets). It's just tedious, but I had no problem getting my torque wrench into there to do the final torquing and rechecking. I don't recall any loctite on there from the factory but a little dab of blue certainly couldn't hurt

 

[Gabex35]

Nevermind. [MENTION=85512]eddiebx[/MENTION] just said what i said.

 

[jrandom]

...and I couldn't get my torque wrench in there to do it properly.

Like jonoful said, it's hard to get a torque wrench in there because of limited space.

Tried using a crowfoot on your torque wrench? Grab a nut and bolt and torque to spec then put the crowfoot on your torque wrench and set it to adjust for the difference in the offset, now you have an open end torque wrench. just make sure the crowfoot is rated to handle the torque you are putting on it.