Front end clunk while braking? Change out your upper control arm bushing on a Dana 30 

Man, thank you! Best video I've found yet!

Thank you! Will copy this 100 percent this weekend.

DEATH WOBBLE? . . . it _could_ be the brakes. Here is my story. What finally fixed my DW was putting new front brake pads and rotors on my WJ. WJ's have a Dana 30 front axle. Nothing I did would completely alleviate it, but I needed brakes too. So, after having replaced all four C-arms and a new track bar, and the DW still there but not as bad. I replaced the front pads and rotors and to my astonishment, DW is now gone. That did it, that was what finally eliminated it. I have no explanation other than my old brakes had a pretty bad pulsation when braking. Maybe it was just the right frequency to initiate the dreaded DW and replacing the brake parts finally fixed it. It's something I never hear mentioned when trying to solve DW. The previous owner had replaced all the tie-rods and put just cheap urethane bushings in the old track bar. Now it makes sense why I got the Jeep so cheap. Previous owner didn't fix the DW and through in the towel and just sold it cheap. And also why the DW wouldn't start until after the brakes were good and warmed up. Didn't do it on the short test drive before I bought it. Something to consider.

I feel your pain brother. "What did I break now?" Is a regular question I ask myself as a fellow jeep owner. I'll be doing my control arm bushings here soon.

Great video. Only suggestion would be that the upper control arm bolt shouldn't have been torqued to spec until the weight of the vehicle was on the suspension. Torquing it while suspended on jack stands will preload the bushing when the vehicle is later lowered to the ground. This can result in a premature failure of the bushing.

Dude thanks for this video! My dealer replaced all my ball joints and tie rods and replaced my front drive shaft and could never fix this clunking on my JK. I checked this bolt and found my bushing is kind of worn but the bolt was lose! Fixed! Thanks again!

You made it look so easy lol

Of course you need to tighten those bolts after it is off the jacks and resting on the ground. One could observe the binding release when you loosened the bolt. Nice video.

Good video! Keep up the great work on the channel. ❤️🐞

Thanks for the help. I need those tall jack stands. Where can I find them please!

ok, good video - very useful - so I plan to do the upper control arms once at a time to make is easier put the bolts back in place. Your thoughts ? Thanks.

When you pushed it out, what size was the pushing cup?

Nice job.It seems that a lot of people will switch that rubber joint out for a Currie Johnny Joint.They say the 3 link puts too much stress on the rubber joint and causes it to wear out prematurely.

What does the WJ need now could also be a fitting title.

I am replacing my bolts with grade 8 bolts what size and length on my xj

im doing this right now and i cant get the axle aligned right to put the control arm back on i tried a ratchet strap and a jack but nothing will pull the axle enough

Did this improve steering also?

What size bolts are those?