From: JIM WIEHE (j.wiehe@sympatico.ca)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 12:46:25 PDT
Are not the torque rods held in place with just a lock washer and a nut ?
There may be some dust shields also ?
As I look at the rear suspension assembly in TM9-2320-209-35P ,
I do not see any dust covers. So at your parts truck......
Why not:
1) Jack up frame enough to relieve all strain from springs.
2) Remove nut and flat washer from pin at both ends of the broken rod.
3) Drive pins from brackets and rod using a soft metal hammer
Gotta protect those threads.
4) Install new torque rod and lock washer and nuts and using a torque
wrench, tighten to 350-->400 foot pounds.
The above steps are just a suggestion anyone else care to add something else
other than using a good set of stands and working safely under a raised vehicle ?
Jim Wiehe , VA3JHW
j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Earl Beverly" <e.beverly@taylortechnical.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 4:21 PM
Subject: [MV] tension bar ~ torque rod
> Hi Robert, Hi Tom,
>
> Thanks Robert, for telling me what they are called.
>
> Tom, I broke the "torque rod" during some serious offroading
> this weekend. One end is missing, or I would try welding.
> I actually have replacement rods on my parts truck.
>
> Tom, I don't have a billion ton press to pull these,
> but I do need a TOOL of some kind to remove them.
> Both to remove the broken one and the parts one. I think
> I need a tool similar to a ball joint pickle fork. I just need
> to know the fork spread deminsion, and where to find this
> bigger tool.
>
> Thanks,
> Earl Beverly
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