What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

[Will L.]

It’s all how they made the die portion and reduced drag where ya can. That little dab of grease on the threads & under the nut flange helps.
Long handle GearWrench ratcheting wrench helps - It isn’t a hard job, just annoying.

 

[Big T]

It’s all how they made the die portion and reduced drag where ya can. That little dab of grease on the threads & under the nut flange helps.
Long handle GearWrench ratcheting wrench helps - It isn’t a hard job, just annoying.

I have a right angle 1/2” cordless impact that will go in there.

 

[Will L.]

Those can be hard on the threads. Rule of threaded rod tools is: hand tools only.
I break that rule often, but I don’t cry when I ruin one from it also…
Just like Roy Rogers- go easy on Trigger.

 

[Big T]

OK pulled the driver’s side upper control arm (UCA) and the knockouts have already been removed.


The front rear one still has a tiny tit piece of the old knockout. I guess I could go at it with a dremel.

The alignment shop thought the cam bolt or washer was stripped and they were spot on. It was the rear bolt and the rear cam washer was stripped, while the front part of the bolt was on its way. Given that the Caster was -0.4 and spec is 2.0 to 4.0, the ball joint needs to be moved forward and that is done with the rear cam bolt.

 

[dbrannon79]

New cam bolts and washers I would say. I would also take a drimmel and clean out the slots where the knockouts were. looks like the one you posted still has some material in there that would prevent the bolt from sliding in the slot

 

[Big T]

New cam bolts and washers I would say. I would also take a drimmel and clean out the slots where the knockouts were. looks like the one you posted still has some material in there that would prevent the bolt from sliding in the slot

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I used a dremel to grind down the remaining knockout tit on the left side of the hole:




UCA’s got new Moog HD Cam Bolts and Washers:






Now it is ready for another alignment. Drove it around and it drives nice and straight with no pull.