Thank you much for the advice. Yes, you're right there is a retention clip on the end of the pin. It was missing when I got the vehicle. If anyone knows about the part number for the washer/bolt replacement assembly from the dealer, I'll check into that too. To lubricate these pivot pins, is WD40 sufficient or do I need to disassemble and grease the pin? Sure don't want this to happen again on either side! Thanks again for the help. I'm a novice re these cars but feel I've already learned a lot from this forum.

-geodad