at the last autocross, i found i had a bit of a clunk and some play in my lf wheel. it looked to be a bad upper balljoint. when i removed the uca, the balljoint was definately worn. so i replaced the whole uca (cause its easier) but i still have some play. the wheelberring is new, so im pritty sure its not that. the tierod is new and the play isnt the tierod type. i did tighten everything, but i will double check. the only thing i can think of is a worn cv joint. any ideas?
-spenc

 

Hows your axle?

 

well, i got home and took a look with the wheel off. apparently, the uca bolts were loose. thats my fault for not checking them . so i torqued them to spec and put everything back together and everythings lookin (and feelin) good. ill keep an eye on them to see what they do. maybe they require loc-tite?

 

Loc-tite will help them from coming loose again. Use some loc-tite on the uca bolts then retorque them, that way they will stay together. Retorqure them after you have driven on them for awhile.

 

yea, im gonna check them sunday evening when i have some time (remove and retouque) but ill keem an eye on them while autocrossing this weeken. has anyone ever had trouble with this or is it just because the bolt werent torqued when i received the part