Jeepwx03
Well-Known Member
Thank you for such a quick reply. I saw this a bit before ordering and thought because the threads were so old and if I ordered from BRM directly I stood a good chance of getting an updated version, apparently, I assumed incorrectly.If you go back to older threads you will see this problem crops up from time to time. The issue is with the insert bushing being too long and butting together. Some were too long.
When you torque the bolts, rather than clamping the bearing, the bushing get clamped so the bearing is sliding rather than than rolling. Torquing more just butts the two ends tighter together.
This is a bigger problem with this big bearing as it is very stiff when new and you need the ball clamped hard while it breaks in an loosens up. Spaying oil or grease in there provides temporary relief of the noise.
You will have to remove the control arm and file down the ends of the bushings until there is about a .010 or more gap.
I find this alot with BMR lately. I bought the camber links and had to make new Inner bushings, as the ones supplied were too short.
If you tightened them in place they would clamp on the delrin and not the inner sleeve. The arm would have pivoted on the clamped delrin instead of the delrin pivoting on the bushing.
I greased the spacers before installing them, but apparently, that did not help. I did not grease the ball section as I just read that in the post, but it sounds like it is very temporary.
With the amount of effort, this install took it makes me with I went with the Steeda option.
I think I will try back the bolt off and try the visual install when the mounting ears just barely touch, at least until I can take the RLCA back out and adjust the size of the spacers unless BMR replies here and can send me an updated version.
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