JBA-K6292 Rebuild Kit & Boot Replacement Manual
What will void your JBA WARRANTY •Adding ball joint spacers to the JBA upper control arms. •Adding bump stops that hit the JBA upper control arms. •Adding limiting straps attached to the JBA upper control arms. •Cutting, grinding, welding, or modifying the JBA upper control arms. •Using the JBA arms on a vehicle, and/or a lift kit they were not designed for. •JBA upper control arms are not designed to be used when stacking two lift kits together. NO EXCEPTIONS
Index JBA Ball Joint....................................................................1 Boot Replacement............................................................2 Rebuild Kit Install............................................................3-4 Ez Lube Bushings.............................................................5 Installation Notes.............................................................6 Merchandise.....................................................................7
JBA Ball Joint
Mobilgrease XHP™ 222 Special grease is extended service lithium complex greases intended for a wide variety of applications and severe operating conditions. These greases were designed to outperform conventional products by applying cutting edge, proprietary, lithium complex manufacturing technology. It is formulated to provide excellent high temperature performance with superb adhesion, structural stability, and resistance to water contamination. This grease has a high level of chemical stability and offer excellent protection against rust and corrosion. This grease feature high dropping points and maximum recommended operating temperature of 140º C (284°F). Mobilgrease XHP 222 Special grease available in NLGI grades 2 or 3 with an ISO VG 220 base oil viscosity. Mobilgrease XHP 222 Special grease is designed for a wide range of applications including the industrial, automotive, construction and marine sectors. Their performance features make them ideal choices for operating conditions including high temperature, water contamination, shock loading and extended re-lubrication operations. Mobilgrease XHP 222 Special is an extreme pressure grease fortified with 0.75% molybdenum disulfide that provides protection from wear under conditions pivoting and other conditions that lead to loss of oil film. 1
Boot Replacement
Cable Tie is used to secure boot to housing.
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Rebuild Kit Install 1. Remove the ball joint stud from the steering knuckle. 2. Clean the ball joint remove all dirt and grease. 3. Remove the grease fitting.
4. Heat the ball joint cap to 200-250 degrees fahrenheit. (This can be done with a heat gun. If you would rather remove the ball joint completely, you can place in the oven at 200-250 degrees for 30 minutes.) 5. Using the included tool and a socket and ratchet unscrew the cap.
6. Remove the spring washer, ball socket, and ball stud.
7. Clean the housing removing all the old grease dirt and Loctite. 3
Rebuild Kit Install 8. Take the new ball stud and grease the ball before installing in housing.
9. Install the new ball stud, ball socket, and spring washer.
10. Check to make sure the ball stud moves freely and that the spring washer is flush with the cap landing in the housing. 11. Put red Loctite on the threads of the cap and screw it in the housing by hand.
12. Carefully torque the cap to 90 ft lbs and wipe off excess Loctite. 13. Check operation and reinstall grease fitting. 14. After reattaching the ball joint to the steering knuckle make sure to grease the ball joint.
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JBA EZ Lube Bushings
JBA is now using our own proprietary bushings in our UCAs! We have added grease ports to keep the outer faces of the bushings lubricated. This updated design increases the performance, durability and longevity of the a-arm bushings. This also ensures that the bushings will not get extruded from the control arm due to being over pressurized with too much grease. The maintenance procedure is simple: Pump grease in the grease fitting on each bushing until you see grease pushing out between the washers and the bushing face. (Patent Pending)
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Installation Notes Installation Date _________ Mileage on vehicle ____________ Lift Kit Installation Notes: Measure center of wheel to underside of fender flare. List ride height Before and After: Driver Side Front B____________ A____________
Passenger Side Front B____________ A____________
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Passenger Side Back B____________ A____________
Maintenance schedule grease every 3 Months or 3,000 to 5,000 Miles. Mileage____________
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Save your front end alignment sheet from your Tech with these notes.
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Merchandise
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