Thoughts on greasable upper amd lower control arm bolts?

[West 1]

I am struggling to understand this one, the whole idea is to adjust the upper control arms properly and then lock them in place, I think torque spec is 130 foot pounds or something close to that. Why grease the unit you do not want to ever move once torqued? I think it is counter productive. I am willing to be trained. BTW: every time I have had my alignment work done I check torque when I get the car home. They never torque more than 70 foot pounds because it is near impossible to do without removing a tire for access. Then they act shocked when your alignment changes soon after they work on it.

 

[Dadnali68]

I am struggling to understand this one, the whole idea is to adjust the upper control arms properly and then lock them in place, I think torque spec is 130 foot pounds or something close to that. Why grease the unit you do not want to ever move once torqued? I think it is counter productive. I am willing to be trained. BTW: every time I have had my alignment work done I check torque when I get the car home. They never torque more than 70 foot pounds because it is near impossible to do without removing a tire for access. Then they act shocked when your alignment changes soon after they work on it.

Apparently it's common for the bolt to rust into the bushing and become stuck and need to be cut out should a repair have to happen again. So the greasing in question shouldn't impact tightness since its not on the threaded area, its just on the area that get enclosed and seizes. Should I be that worried about it? Probably not since the truck already has 160k, lives in WNY, and probably won't out live a new set of control arms. But I like learning and asking questions, and you've all been very kind to share knowledge with me.

 

[swathdiver]

Maybe give them a nice never seize paint job first where it goes in the bushing?

Sure, but it'll wash away in time.