A Arm tube coming out...

[blau911]

My front driver A arm cover got caught and came off while pulling out of my parking duplex yesterday. The A arm torsion bar looks like it has started to work itself partially out of the A arm tubing. I have the A arm tube cover. I am just wondering if the simple fix is to use apply a little axle grease, use a rubber mallet to tap it back in, and then put the cap back on. Is it that simple?
Also, would it be easier to tap it back into place if I put the front driver side up on a jack and remove the wheel before tapping it it? Lastly, what is the best way to put the A arm cap back on and securing - Glue it?
First two pics are of the driver side. The last pic is of the passenger side for comparison purposes.

[A horse with no name]

Hi...Has that side of your front end dropped by any chance?..If so, the spline at the other end has been pulled out...If not, yes, it should slide/tap back in without any trouble whatsoever...If by chance that it doesn't, then you will have to remove the steel protection plate to get at the other end... Jacking it up would make it both easier to tap back in, including of course to work on.

Re the end cap...You should also be able to be just tap it back in. It's just a friction fit, so you may need to use a punch on a few points along its edge to expand it so that it doesn't fall out/off.

[gtc]

Yikes. I would think about putting the protective covers back over the front mounts.

[steely]

+1 to the above- jacking it up removes the torsional load on the bar, and certainly consider replacing the covers.