Review on 🔧 Front Control Arm Bumper for Genuine GM 15835666 - Enhanced SEO by Steve Wynn

My original devices are completely out of order. I rotated the front wheels first to gain access to the suspension without removing the tire and wheel set. Access is from the rear, so turn the steering wheel fully right for the left side (driver's side in US) and fully left for the right side of the truck (passenger's side in US). etc.), I used a blow gun with compressed air to clean the area around the nut (a garden hose with water will do too). In my case everything was a bit rusty so I applied a small amount of penetrating oil to the top of the nut around the threads and let it sit for 10 minutes (I used a liquid wrench). Then to remove the nut I used a 3/8 ratchet, a 10" oscillating extension (Craftsman P/N CMMT44287) and a standard 15mm depth. This made it easy to access the nut from above when the front wheel was turned so that access was "behind" the wheel. Light rake so wobble was required at the extension - a flexible coupler would work too. The nut does not come with a new item - so keep the nut for re-use! To install the new item I had to jack up the car as if changing the front wheel, this drops the suspension and gives enough room to install the new bumper. Allow clearance - barley ripening from the ground was more than enough. Installation: Hold the new element in place - a bolt through the hole for the nut, and there is a small dowel pin that goes through the small hole to align the element properly. Then install the nut that was removed when removing the old element. I used a piece of paper to clip the nut into the socket and hold it in place. Tighten the nut to specification, making sure the dowel pin stays in the small hole. I don't know the exact torque, but I used about 30 ft/lb total (actual spec is probably somewhere between 22 and 37 ft/lb).