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TOTAL CHAOS - UCA Maintenance (Lubricating Bushings & Uniballs) *VIDEO*

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At TOTAL CHAOS we want to make it easy to maintain your suspension components! Our Upper Control Arms (UCA) are designed to be easily greaseable without removal from the vehicle or an alignment afterward. With just a few tools and a couple minutes of your time, you can be greased up and ready adventure!


NOTE: Do NOT pump grease into a UCA without loosening thru-bolt. Doing so will most likely cause the bushing to deform and require replacement. Please watch the videos below on HOW TO properly maintain your TOTAL CHAOS UCA bushings and uniballs



HOW TO - GREASE YOUR TOTAL CHAOS UCA BUSHINGS


HOW TO - LUBRICATE YOUR TOTAL CHAOS UNIBALLS


THRU-BOLT TORQUE SPECS:
2000-06 TUNDRA (98ft/lbs)
2007 + TUNDRA (173ft/lbs)
1996-02 4RUNNER (87ft/lbs)
2003+ 4RUNNER (85ft/lbs)
2007+ FJ CRUISER (85ft/lbs)
1996-04 TACOMA (87ft/lbs)
2005-15 TACOMA (85ft/lbs)
2016+ TACOMA (85ft/lbs)
1998-07 100 SERIES LAND CRUISER (72ft/lbs)
2008+ 200 SERIES LAND CRUISER (136ft/lbs)



Want to know HOW TO Prep your TOTAL CHAOS UCA’s? We cover replacing Bushings and Uniballs in this thread:
https://tacoma3g.com/threads/total-chaos-uca-prep-replacing-bushings-uniballs-video.524/

Post up or give us a shout if you have any questions! Hope everyone is causin' some CHAOS this weekend!


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We recommend using a grease like Super Lube for our Urethane Bushings. Comment below if you have any questions

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How often do you recommend greasing the bushings?

Thanks for posting. Great tips.
 
How often do you recommend greasing the bushings?

Thanks for posting. Great tips.

I second this, would be curious to know how often you should also lube the uniball? Great videos.

Great question!

The application will greatly determine how often customers grease their bushings. Most customers grease their arms every oil change although we have some customers that go closer to 10-15k and even 20k miles. However, If you are driving 90% dirt and pushing the truck really hard, your interval might be closer to 1500-2k miles (not very common to re-grease this often). Uniballs can be lubricated on the same schedule.

TOTAL CHAOS
WWW.CHAOSFAB.COM
 
Great question!

The application will greatly determine how often customers grease their bushings. Most customers grease their arms every oil change although we have some customers that go closer to 10-15k and even 20k miles. However, If you are driving 90% dirt and pushing the truck really hard, your interval might be closer to 1500-2k miles (not very common to re-grease this often). Uniballs can be lubricated on the same schedule.

TOTAL CHAOS
WWW.CHAOSFAB.COM
Nice, Thanks for the info! Really helpful.
 
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