Need some help

[66427]

I posted this on the modified side Friday but haven't gotten a wiff of a response except my own so I'll try the stock side...

So I bought new upper and lower control arms for both sides, as well as sway bar end links and sway bar bushings.
I also bought the bushings for the passenger side inner-upper control arm and two new bolt kits. All Moog parts.
Life being life, work, soccer practice for two, Karate, etc. etc. My wife said "You don't have time, pay someone else." More than once.
So I did.

Picked the truck up this afternoon, and the guy says he did everything. Well, everything except the inner-upper right side bushings because the Torque Monsters are in the way. I asked him what was hitting and he said the factory bolt with the welded on washer, the washer was hitting one of the TM tubes and he could not get the bolt out. I said new bolts are provided and the washer is not welded on, sawzall the old one off.
He said no way because if it doesn't, he's not taking the header off in order to get the bolt back in.

I read the upper control arm/ball joint thread front to back a couple of times and only found reference to a couple of lines on the drivers side that need to be unbolted and tweaked out of the way.

I cannot be the only one to remove the right upper control arm for either new bushings or to replace with the one piece.

Does somebody know, will the Moog bolt kit go back in? Has anybody run into this?
It's a 2001 with the 5.0, obviously, and I remember in the TMH thread someone said the late 5.0's had the motor shifted back just a bit.

I drove it home, and while it is 95% better there is still a small clunk on the right side when hitting expansion joints. I will do shocks next, but I don't really feel any need, the Edelbrocks do have 100k but no leaks or bounce and still ride stiff.

So two things...what else could cause the slight "clunk", and regardless, how do I get the bolts out/back in?

Has anybody on here with Torque Monster Headers either changed to a one piece upper control arm on the drivers side or changed the bushings in the two piece unit?

Was there any problems getting the old bolts out or new bolts in because of the headers?

 

[66427]

I can't be the first...
Has anybody on here with Torque Monster Headers either changed to a one piece upper control arm on the drivers side or changed the bushings in the two piece unit?


Anybody?

Please?

 

[Gadget X]

I'm no expert, but I think you may be looking at removing the headers to get to everything. Maybe someone more knowledgeable on the subject twill chime in. Good luck with it!

 

[rb142]

I have no idea what the TM headers look like in this vehicle, but it seems like it should be obvious by holding the new bolt and washer up there whether or not it will be possible to get them in or not. The issue is with the washer hitting the header, not the bolt? The headers can't be blocking the control arm. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to get the new washers in there, since they aren't part of the bolt. If the bolt won't clear, you might be able to put it in from the other side. (I don't see how a header could come down in a position to block that bolt, but maybe it's possible.) Unless someone has already done it, you're just going to have to try it and see.

Can you jack the engine up a little to give some clearance?

 

[66427]

I have no idea what the TM headers look like in this vehicle, but it seems like it should be obvious by holding the new bolt and washer up there whether or not it will be possible to get them in or not. The issue is with the washer hitting the header, not the bolt? The headers can't be blocking the control arm. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to get the new washers in there, since they aren't part of the bolt. If the bolt won't clear, you might be able to put it in from the other side. (I don't see how a header could come down in a position to block that bolt, but maybe it's possible.) Unless someone has already done it, you're just going to have to try it and see.

Can you jack the engine up a little to give some clearance?

That is what I was going to try, when I install some new shocks, loosening the motor mount to gain some clearance. I was also hoping someone who had both the headers and had changed the upper control arm would chime in on their experiance.

 

[koda2000]

things like this are not uncommon when you modify something, something else gets adversely effected. just jack the engine up to get the necessary clearance. that will be easier than removing the header.