What the F#$% is the deal with the rear upper control arm eccentric washer?

[jakez]

How does this damn thing come off? I can wiggle the bolt around with my hand but pounding it with a hammer won't back it out, am I missing something wtfffffffff? :smash:

[EhrikETFG]

hit it harder

[typhoonslippery]

pics or it didn't happen

[benarovi561]

hit the fuck outta it, ur supposed to line the needle thing up with the bolt, but you already fucked it, need a new bolt after this

[vas570sx]

This happened to me as well. You will notice that the washer has a "nipple" that lines up with a groove on the bolt. Grab the washer with a pair of pliers, then turn the bolt till the nipple lines up with the groove and it should slide right out.

[jakez]

This happened to me as well. You will notice that the washer has a "nipple" that lines up with a groove on the bolt. Grab the washer with a pair of pliers, then turn the bolt till the nipple lines up with the groove and it should slide right out.

Bingo, the nipple part of the washer had started threading itself, vice grips ftw. :goyou:

[EhrikETFG]

you dont need that washer anyways if your installing aftermarket rucas

[ManoNegra]

you dont need that washer anyways if your installing aftermarket rucas

wrong
rucas are for large camber changes
but for fine-tuning camber you still use those


bet OP used an impact gun or did something to strip the washer/bolt
been there
ouch

[stevenrapids]

the eccentric washer and bolt keep the ruca from moving and keeps the camber set, if it is not there and you use just a regular washer the camber will move around. next time loosen the nut off the back first instead of spinning the bolt.

[ryandriftingfat]

SPL sells a set of rear bolts that will replace the eccentric bolts with standard ones.

SPL PRO SUSPENSION (http://www.splparts.com/#SPLELS13)

[c72c]

wrong
bet OP used an impact gun or did something to strip the washer/bolt
been there
ouch

A tip for those who do use air tools for something like this;
Put a wrench on the bolt head, and the impact on the nut.
If you use the impact on the bolt and wrench on the nut, it will back the bolt out causing the washer to jam on the threads.

[Maiku240sxS14]

Been there and it SUCKED! If the nipple on the washer is jammed on the thread of the bolt, you got no choice but to keep backing up the bolt. Hope it would line up and you can slip off the washer. Good luck.

[articdragon192]

SPL Lock out kit. Do it. No more shifting alignment.

[codyace]

I just threw in some hardware store grade 8 bolts with regular washers and mechanically locking nuts, to hell with that kit.

[jakez]

A tip for those who do use air tools for something like this;
Put a wrench on the bolt head, and the impact on the nut.
If you use the impact on the bolt and wrench on the nut, it will back the bolt out causing the washer to jam on the threads.

Yep, the bolt side was easier to get to with a breaker bar but I forgot about the washer, at least I was just using it to break it loose and did the rest on the nut side so it didn't screw anything up too badly. Live and learn lol.

[EhrikETFG]

wrong
rucas are for large camber changes
but for fine-tuning camber you still use those


bet OP used an impact gun or did something to strip the washer/bolt
been there
ouch

man thats so weird! i guess thats why my rucas didnt come with 6 different regular and left hand threaded nuts.

its so crazy how my car is factory spec aligned..
hmm i guess youre right

[codyace]

man thats so weird! i guess thats why my rucas didnt come with 6 different regular and left hand threaded nuts.

its so crazy how my car is factory spec aligned..
hmm i guess youre right

What he's trying to say is that the stock junk will work for most stock cars, not so much that they are used for every car.


And why would they have so many diffent nuts? Any quality set is going to have 2, one for the 'arm' and one for the adjuster.

[EhrikETFG]

its actually jsut 3 i was mostly trying to get my point across. 1 for the "head", 1 for the "body" of the ruca, and 1 in the middle to lock them both.

[blueshark123]

yea thats why i just finished welding on washers to my subframe so i dont bother with any stupid shit moving