Got back to work on the Jeep yesterday to fix my front end clunk. I up graded to IRO double sheer track bar, and switched out the old sway bar bushings. Everything came out super easy, except the axle end track bar bolt. That sucker was one PITA!! I tried cutting the track bar to relieve and stress on it...
didn’t work.
I then resorted to cutting the track bar again as close to the axle end as possible, so I could then cut the housing in half. That also didn’t work. Once I got it off, I then had to cut through the rubber bushing and though the bolt sleeve and bolt in multiple places to where I could pry it out. Finally in about 6 pieces I had that sucker out.
The bolt had welded itself onto the bolt sleeve and would spin, but would not come free.
This thing is beefy!
The track bar went in just fine with a little fine tuning. The stance is still off 1/4 inch driver, but I wanted to let it settle before I keep tweeking it.
I also put a quick coat of rust killing paint on my sway bar and brackets before reinstalling it with the new MOOG bushings.
Everything got a good hit of Super Clean degreaser and was hosed off so I could put some black rust killing paint on a lot of the old suspension parts that were showing their age.
Looks pretty nice under there currently. And it already drives much better.
I still need to remove the sway bar links, hammer out the lower bolts and replace them with some grade 8 hardware. As well as put some multi-purpose grease in the sway bar link bushings.
Next up will be brakes and steering.
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