Anyone with a RE track bar!
10-06-2011, 10:03 PM
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Anyone with a RE track bar!
I just installed mine and was wondering if this connection to the upper bracket looks correct. Sorry for the close up.
10-06-2011, 10:20 PM
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Thanks, I thought so but there was a small voice in my head saying "its not suppose to hang that low". (That's what she said)................
10-06-2011, 11:41 PM
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Thats how mine sits. Mine needs replaced though, east coast winters have not been kind to the joint.
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10-07-2011, 10:57 AM
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Might be a good idea to install safety washers in the case of the Joint falls apart. Maybe not as crucial for track bar but definitely needed for steering components.
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10-07-2011, 11:13 AM
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10-07-2011, 11:23 AM
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Safety Washers are just larger hardened washers that prevent the outer part of the joint from falling off the inner in case of a failure. Because if that joint fails and the track bar falls off, you have seconds before the axle starts doing it own thing under the vehicle.
Its been instilled in me to use them whenever you have heim joints because you never know if they are going to fail and simply fall off
Its been instilled in me to use them whenever you have heim joints because you never know if they are going to fail and simply fall off
10-07-2011, 03:32 PM
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agreed on safty washers! i had to the bolt that holds the trac bar to the axle break off and that was kinda a little scary at speed!
10-09-2011, 11:49 AM
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Do the metal sleeve insert things crush at all with the specified 115ft lbs of torque or can i just loosen, remove the bolt, add washers and reassemble?
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