UCA Rubbing Shock Bucket on Drivers Side

[EODVET]

Hello all-

Before I go full meltdown... Could someone look at my photos and give me an idea of what I have done wrong here? I'm giving Dobinsons the benefit of the doubt here but I cannot figure out why the passenger side would be perfect and the drivers side sucks. I immediately thought the UCA was bent and/or welded at the wrong angle.

I installed the UCA's exactly as the old one's came out but maybe there is something in the existing alignment causing this? I don't know. It sucks to have spent so much time getting this together only to probably have to tear it apart again... LOl. At least it is the easy side.

 

[joabmc]

Hard to see in your pics but I’ll take a stab at it. Only thing that I can think of that would cause rub from one side to the other would be the bushings on the UCA. They align the UCA in the initial instal... Id take a look there first to make sure the bushings are installed properly and check the spacing on both drivers and passenger side. The UCA should be centered when mounted. Might be able to notice in the spindle as well, it should be vertical.

 

[Arailt]

Can't see the pictures. Anyone else?

 

[EODVET]

Can't see the pictures. Anyone else?

Tried to upload the pics. Wouldn't upload. Converted to.pdf

So, you'll need to download the PDF

 

[EODVET]

 

[EODVET]

Hard to see in your pics but I’ll take a stab at it. Only thing that I can think of that would cause rub from one side to the other would be the bushings on the UCA. They align the UCA in the initial instal... Id take a look there first to make sure the bushings are installed properly and check the spacing on both drivers and passenger side. The UCA should be centered when mounted. Might be able to notice in the spindle as well, it should be vertical.

Bushing appeared to be molded into the UCA. It was installed from the factory. I just bolted it in. Not sure what else can be done. I guess I'll have to get with Dobinsons.

 

[Arailt]

Bushings look as they should based on other pictures i looked at. Might be a defect or something is bent.

 

[EODVET]

Bushings look as they should based on other pictures i looked at. Might be a defect or something is bent.

That's what I was afraid of.

Thanks for taking the time to look, sir!