FUCA Easy question

[Destrto]

A quick question, should be easy..

For those of you that have Adjustable FUCA's, any brand. Is the sleeve that the bolt goes through supposed to be free turning? Is it supposed to spin freely? Or be solid.

I'm wondering if mine are busted or operating as intended. Trying to narrow down the source of some creaking from the front end.

[NolimitZ32]

Can you post a pic and circle the part you're talking about. Sine photobucket has become money hungry you can use imgur or imbb to host pictures.

[Destrto]

Can you post a pic and circle the part you're talking about. Sine photobucket has become money hungry you can use imgur or imbb to host pictures.

https://imgur.com/a/0eoHG


Circled is the part of the control arm I'm referring to in the bushing. What I'm calling the sleeve is where the bolt would thread through during installation.

On mine, I can twist that metal sleeve slightly in either direction.

[NolimitZ32]

Fixed it for you, please embed images. as for your problem I am not sure, what FUCAs do you have?

[Destrto]

Fixed it for you, please embed images. as for your problem I am not sure, what FUCAs do you have?

Are any of them supposed to rotate within that bushing?

Granted, I do have the MaxSpeedingRods versions, the cheapies. I just don't have another set or anyone nearby with a set to double check on my own.

[itsa300zx]

Can you post a pic and circle the part you're talking about. Sine photobucket has become money hungry you can use imgur or imbb to host pictures.

https://imgur.com/a/0eoHG


Circled is the part of the control arm I'm referring to in the bushing. What I'm calling the sleeve is where the bolt would thread through during installation.

On mine, I can twist that metal sleeve slightly in either direction.

Yes, the arm need to rotate thru those bolts. This allows the wheel/hub assembly to move up/down.

[NolimitZ32]

Is the sleeve metal on rubber? I guess it doesn't really matter, the sleeve will move some since it's not supposed to be connected to anything, if you can remove it, that's to say if it comes out without damaging anything I would grease everything to avoid squeaks down the road.

[Destrto]

Is the sleeve metal on rubber? I guess it doesn't really matter, the sleeve will move some since it's not supposed to be connected to anything, if you can remove it, that's to say if it comes out without damaging anything I would grease everything to avoid squeaks down the road.

Yes, the sleeve itself is metal on rubber.

What I also noticed, is that I can spin either end of that metal sleeve in opposite directions simultaneously. Which leads me to believe that the sleeve itself is broken. If that sleeve is supposed to be a solid unit, I should not be able to twist it from either end in opposite directions.

[NolimitZ32]

I think they are separate equal length bushings.

[Destrto]

I think they are separate equal length bushings.

It may be possible. I'll see what the replacement set do when they come in. That'll tell me for sure. I can't help but feel like they did not rotate at all when I first bought them.

[Destrto]

So I got the replacements Saturday and installed one of them. Mostly due to the shop using an impact wrench, it took me about 4 times as long to install the new one. The sleeves withing the new ones do in fact rotate.

All creaking is gone. It looks as though the previous FUCA was on so tight, that not only did it knock the arm itself crooked, but it crushed one of the sleeves inside the bushing so that it could no longer rotate.

[NolimitZ32]

Good to know, sucks that they did that to you but this is good info to add to the bank.

[Destrto]

Good to know, sucks that they did that to you but this is good info to add to the bank.

And you were correct. Each end of the control arm has 2 separate equal length sleeves inside there. I made sure and checked that with both the new and old FUCA.

[nissubaru]

I PM'd you but got no reply Destrto, you may not have seen it. But how are these maxspeedingrod FUCAs holding up? I have a set that I've been neglecting to install out of concern that they might not hold alignment or they'll snap in half etc... haven't seen many people with these arms let alone anybody posting a review about them.

[Destrto]

I PM'd you but got no reply Destrto, you may not have seen it. But how are these maxspeedingrod FUCAs holding up? I have a set that I've been neglecting to install out of concern that they might not hold alignment or they'll snap in half etc... haven't seen many people with these arms let alone anybody posting a review about them.

Hey man, sorry I never got notified of a PM.

Well, I have had to replace them at fault of the repair shop that put them on. They did not torque them down to spec, instead using an impact wrench, Overtightened them and broke the bearings insde the sleeves. So i've since had to replace them entirely.

The other thing I also noticed was that without some form of loctite applied, the locking nuts did not want to stay tight very well.

I do think that if loctite is used, and they are installed correctly with the proper torque specs applied, that they would hold up nicely. Theyre the same design as most of the other aftermarket FUCA's.