TECHNICAL FORUMS => General Tech => Topic started by: bjwith97tj on December 21, 2012, 04:41:13 PM
Title: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: bjwith97tj on December 21, 2012, 04:41:13 PM
Any tips how to do it? They have been in there a long time and dont want to budge.
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: Callelle on December 21, 2012, 05:02:31 PM
Either torch them out (messy but effective) or drill a series of holes around the outside of the bushing (not the trackbar) so that it has some room to wiggle and get loose.
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: Wingman on December 21, 2012, 06:04:21 PM
Sawzall to the outer bushing sleeve
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: bjwith97tj on December 21, 2012, 06:33:35 PM
The metal sleeve doesnt get re-used? It looks like the bushings outer diameter are the size of the inner diameter of the sleeve. Are there different size bushings?
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: bjwith97tj on December 21, 2012, 06:38:51 PM
I also have a new issue, when the nut loosened up, it had plenty of wiggle room and it wallowed out the bolt hole and the bolt has a lot of slop. I dont know if its a good idea to drill the mount for a bigger bolt then the metal on the inside of the bolt hole on the bracket with be thin and so will the spacer.
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: Wingman on December 21, 2012, 07:42:54 PM
Your new part should have a metal outer sleeve and the inner bushing sandwich-ing the rubber donut, right? Definitely less work to buy a whole new bar. Not much $$ and both ends are new.
Some have drilled out both the mount and bushing to a larger hole. Could also 'sister' up reinforcing plates and weld them in. Could cut it all off and weld on a whole new stronger unit ;D. No perfect solution.
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: bjwith97tj on December 21, 2012, 09:56:09 PM
Its just 2 polyurethane bushings and the center metal bushing/spacer. $120 for the track bar, $15 for the bushing. I bought this, http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_track-bar-bushing-moog_20516059-p?searchTerm=rear+track+bars+%26+parts It look more like this though. Even though it says its for the front. http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_track-bar-bushing-moog_20516033-p?searchTerm=rear+track+bars+%26+parts
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: Wingman on December 22, 2012, 07:35:03 AM
The second one looks like the stock piece and what I was envisioning.
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: bjwith97tj on December 22, 2012, 05:05:40 PM
Well, the bushing was not a success, but the bushing wasn't the problem. It was all the slop in the bolt hole. I put a bigger size bolt in the hole then I welded the nut and the washer to the mount. New tires, new wheel bearing and a track bar with no side to side movement, she handles like a champ now. Now I can move on to the other stuff the parts I need.
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: smichaelR22 on December 22, 2012, 09:26:11 PM
i have drilled bushings and mounts out to 7/16" with good luck
the 5.9 will get this fix tomorrow, death wobble on 90 is killing me!
Title: Re: Track bar Bushing Removal
Post by: Wingman on December 22, 2012, 09:37:57 PM
