Anyone have any pics of where these washers and nuts are that need replacing based on the recall. Maybe a little while before I can get to a dealer and I would like to keep visually inspecting them for signs of wear or failure. Thanks for the help.

 

Good Idea, Anyone have pics?

 

What recall are you talking about? What year Zo6 do,it apply?

Mike

 

only some of, but most of the 04Z seem to have this washer failing problem, I fall into those that do and would also like to see the pic's and would rather do the fix my self than take it to the dealer.

 

Its only some of the later production runs of the '04's. Sign up for the following GM site and enter your VIN in your profile and you can see what / if any recalls may be out against your specific car.

https://www.mygmlink.com

 

I had this inspection done last month on my 04 Z06 the whole thing only took about an hour. Most of that time was getting the nuts from another dealer. corvettes require 4 nut assemblies (the nut and washer are one piece) service recall is titled Lower Control Arm washer #04043 (Aug 18, 2004 corvettes involved are numbers between
45118579 to 45127798. The nuts in question are on the lower control arm nut at the bottom right behind the behind the brake disk rotor.
on all 4 wheels. Before you go in make sure they have 4 nuts in stock . I keep copies of all recals, If you want I can scan a copy and try and post it. The nuts on my car were not cracked and at the time I had mine done I had 7500 miles on the car.

 

I just had mine done this past Wednesday. As stated above, it's four nut/washers that are replaced, one on each lower control arm. I made sure my dealer had them in stock before making an appointment and the whole process took a little over an hour.

If there is wear in the ball joint/ steering knuckle they will be replaced and of course your looking at a longer repair time. At 2,900 miles mine were fine.

Just to restate what's already been said, only certain VIN 2004 Z06s are involved.

 

Just had mine done. 7900 miles and no sign of wear. Took just an hr. to complete.

 

Call or walk into any dealer with your vin # all recalls, history of your vehicle will come up

 

Can't believe it only took an hour,mine took over three, and then they lined both front and rear. The rear was the most difficult according to the service mananger.
Emmett

 

Emmett,

Was anything other than the nut/washers replaced, like a ball joint or steering knuckle? I can't imagine this procedure taking three hours to complete. It took just over an hour to complete on my car, but this did not include an alignment. Did you request an alignment or was this part of the recall fix? This recall procedure should not cause the alignment to go out of spec since no suspension parts need to be removed, unless some part other than the nut/washers was replaced. It's just replacing the nut/washer at each lower control arm position. There is no adjustment here, just torque to spec. Am I missing something? If you got the alignment for free as part of the recall procedure that's great. Whatever, sounds like the dealer did a thorough job.

Jim M

 

How do I know if my z falls when these production numbers?

Thanks

Mike p.

 

Mike,

I saw a list of the affected cars by VIN number, but I can't find it. If memory serves me correctly the later production cars were the ones affected. If your car is part of the recall, I think you would have gotten the recall notification in the mail by now.

Jim M

 

Jim M, not sure how good my dealership is, and I'm not familiar with the procedure.The service mananger indicated the rear was much more involved than the front.The alignment was done at my request at no charge.According to the technician both front and rear were way out.Only the nut/washers were needed to complete the recall.
Emmett

 

My work took over 3 hours. They couldn't get nut off one rear control arm because the bolt kept turning and they couldn't find a way to hold it. So they took the brake off to get at it. Seems that it should have been easier, but it wasn't. They did a full alignment afterward since they did disassemble the one rear side.

Gene

 

Took mine to the dealer last week, they did the CLB recall, but said mine was not on the recall for washers.

I'll check the above info to double check.

Thanks

 

Affected cars have bulid dates from about Jan 8th thru June 2004.

Call a dealer...give him your VIN # and he will tell ya for sure

5000 miles on mine...less than 1 hour to swap out the nut/washer. No signs of failure or wear on any parts.

The problem is they were nade of a lower grade/quality steel by a subcontractor than GM engineers specified.

GM reports three documented failures where the control arm has dropped and contacted a wheel cuasing the wheel to stop rotating very quickly They report no accident or injuries in those three events....so far....

 

The bottom line, this is a recall you definitely want to get done as soon as possible.

Jim M

 

I had the lower control arm recall done today, needed only new nut/washers. I watched the Tech. from about 20ft. away, the front can be done without removing the tire/wheels the rear he removed the wheels to get at the nut/washer. It took about an hour and they used my jack/pads to avoid damage to the rockers. if your in the vin# 18579-27798 last five range you are in the recall.

 

Here's the scoop..

General Motors Corporation
Models: Cadillac CTS Year: 2004
Cadillac SRX Year: 2004
Cadillac XLR Year: 2004
Chevrolet Corvette Year: 2004
Number Potentially Involved: 41,928
Dates of Manufacture: January – April 2004
Defect: On certain passenger vehicles, the washers in the lower control arm ball stud nut/washer assemblies were made of the wrong material. The washers may fracture and become loose or fall away from the vehicle, reducing clamp load. Separation of the control arm ball stud and steering knuckle, due to disengagement of the tapered attachment and retaining nut, is possible. If the control arm separates from the knuckle, the affected corner of the vehicle will drop and the control arm would be forced downward, contacting the wheel. The affected wheel could tilt outward and create a dragging action that would tend to slow the vehicle and create a tendency for the vehicle to turn in the direction of the affected wheel. In extreme situations, the affected wheel assembly could separate from the vehicle. Separation of the wheel assembly would also sever that wheel’s hydraulic brake hose and result in diminished braking performance of the vehicle, which could result in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the ball stud joints and measure the torque of the nut for all front lower control arms in all models affected as well as the rear lower control arms on the XLR and Corvette. If the torque is not at specification, the dealers will replace the ball stud, the knuckle, and the nut. If the torque is at specification, the dealers will replace the nut/washer assembly only. The manufacturer has reported that owner notification is expected to begin during August or September 2004. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339 or Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438. [NHTSA Recall No. 04V273/GM Recall No. 04043]