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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Garden City, Idaho
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Was at work tonight and my wife called, saying her truck (68 GMC half ton) had broken yet another set of those silly u-bolts that GM used to retain the lower a-arms
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Spokane WA
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Re: breaking lower a-arm u-bolts
Were the replacements NEW bolts? I seem to remember reading that they had been upgraded. When I replaced mine during the build I had to hog the arm holes a bit to make 'em fit.
How about the possibility of being OVER-TORQUED or unevenly torqued? |
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Re: breaking lower a-arm u-bolts
It is entirely possible that they were overtorqued. Since I had to downsize my tools a few years back (yes I know, serious violation of mechanic law), I had to take it to a shop to have em replaced, since I dont have the equipment anymore to deal with suspension, and it is VERY possible that their
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