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How To: Upper Control Arm / Ball Joint Replacement (Lots of Pictures)
ok found the rattle culprit. I had not completely tightened the two bolts that attach the brake caliper to the wheel assembly got in and tightened it and low and behold no rattle. lol. I guess I'm just a dumb ass. Thanks for all the input.- nealomatic
- Post #210
- Forum: Stock 1995 - 2001 Explorers
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How To: Upper Control Arm / Ball Joint Replacement (Lots of Pictures)
I have found that you need to rotate the bolt and you will find that there is an spot where the the bolt will come out. From the spot where it fits in the bracket you will need to rotate it counter clockwise or clockwise depending on the bolt (toward car) about 220 degrees. There is not much...- nealomatic
- Post #206
- Forum: Stock 1995 - 2001 Explorers
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How To: Upper Control Arm / Ball Joint Replacement (Lots of Pictures)
Yeah we did check the bearings and they appear to be pretty tight (no play in the wheel). The rattle does not seem to correspond with RPM or wheel rotation but more related to the up and down movement of the wheel assembly. Even then it is not constant but rattles with the slight bumps in the...- nealomatic
- Post #204
- Forum: Stock 1995 - 2001 Explorers
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How To: Upper Control Arm / Ball Joint Replacement (Lots of Pictures)
I just had the alignment done yesterday. Links are attached and tightened to correct torque settings. I have been reading about torsion bars. Do you think that it may be possible that with the changes that the wheel assembly is actually hitting the torsion bar on that side? Would adjusting the...- nealomatic
- Post #202
- Forum: Stock 1995 - 2001 Explorers
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How To: Upper Control Arm / Ball Joint Replacement (Lots of Pictures)
Rattle after replacement of parts Hello I hope that you can help me. I have a 2000 EB 2WD with a 5.0L V8. I used the forum write ups to replace upper and lower ball joints on both sides, sway bar links, cam bolts and front and back shocks. and now I am getting a rattle under the passenger side...- nealomatic
- Post #200
- Forum: Stock 1995 - 2001 Explorers