installing JBA A-Arms??????

digglesworth · **Posted:** Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:13 pm

so i just got my a-arms and im gonna be puttin em in this weekend ...... i assume they come ungreased and was wondering if anyone could direct me to the right type of grease and a grease gun that works best with the zerks....... and do i need to unscrew the zerks a little to pump grease in or are they the kind with the check valves in them and you just pump it in...? any pictures anyone might have would also be awesome....

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:55 pm

Any grease gun with a flexible hose works well
Grease they make several kinds for ball joints u joints etc
I use synthtic grease
no you do not have to loosen them
you did get JBA right?

digglesworth · **Posted:** Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:06 am

absolutely i got the JBA's...... i didnt know if there were different size hoses or different grease guns etc....... i have never needed a grease gun so im gonna have to go pick one up and i wanna get he right kind so i dont end up with several sitting around....... can i find synthetic grease at autozone or something like that.......??? and does it matter if i grease them up before or after they are installed..???

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:19 am

As long as you got the good ones, you don't want to install something that's going to fail.

Groo2 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:36 am

IIRC the instructions state install front control arm bolt to 90 ft*lbs, rear control arm bolt to 90ft*lb, ball joint nut to 60 ft*lbs, then grease. The order is detailed in the last page of the instructions posted here:
http://jeepinbyal.com/PDF_Files/Installation_of_A-arms_10-06-07.pdf

I hope this helps. BTW getting in there is a tight squeeze, I think it was an 18mm socket and a 10" extension with a swivel is what I wound up using. I was working an a CRD though, so I don't know if you will have more room to work with than I had. I hope this helps.

Good Luck,

Groo2

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:31 pm

yeah, it's a squeeze, and can be a bear to torque them, you'll have to experiment on what position/location you're able to put the torque on it from without putting yourself in peril of falling or something

digglesworth · **Posted:** Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:18 pm

sounds like fun.... i cant wait to give it a go...... lol project starts in a few hours... gotta get a torque wrench and im waitin on the delivery man to show up with my coils..... everything else is ready to go......... im so excited.... :BANANA:

and i just cant hide it..... :pepper:

Combat Truck Monkey · **Posted:** Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:27 pm

digglesworth wrote:

im so excited.... :BANANA:

and i just cant hide it..... :pepper:

You are Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fired! I have that song in my head now!

digglesworth · **Posted:** Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:11 am

installing JBA A-Arms??????

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