AEV geometry correction bracket question
08-16-2019, 03:58 PM
#21
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Other than TB bolts and joints, the 3rd thing that can happen, but is a bit less common, is that the hole in the frame side bracket can get wallowed out after having a good solid wobble (as that bolt takes some abuse during a wobble and the bracket is weak). If you happen to remove the TB, inspect the holes on both the front and back of that bracket to ensure they aren't oval'ing out any. At 60k miles, and with a factory TB, I'd be surprised if those bushings aren't still ok. That style of bushing is pretty sturdy.
UPDATE I spoke too soon. I just had a coworker turn the wheel to 10 and 2 quickly.... the axle side is still moving. After some further investigating I can see the inside of the bushing on the backside of the axle side of the track bar pushing out. I'm going to torque it anyway but it looks like the bushing is coming apart
Last edited by Beetlebz; 08-16-2019 at 04:10 PM.
08-17-2019, 06:51 AM
#22
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So I ordered a new track bar last night to get here for monday and went out late last night to re-torque the axle side track bar bolt. I got quite the surprise when the bolt blew apart and sent my wrench 30 feet away. The bolt broke right in the middle and it appears that the bolt was getting hour-glassed from the movement of being loose. In a stroke of dumb luck I had a set of grade 8 bolts in the tool box to do the bolt upgrade that I never got around to doing. The bushing is shot and the bar still moves when you turn the wheel left and right due to the play in the judging and the sleeve. The holes in the axle seem ok. I ordered a new JKS track bar and torqued the old one in place to hopefully keep me from wobbling till Monday.
Man, what a saga this turned in to.
Man, what a saga this turned in to.