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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Ok, so the Track bar is supposed to be torqued to 125 ft lbs.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jrylb73
Ok, so the Track bar is supposed to be torqued to 125 ft lbs.
Amazing how much that one little bolt affects ride quality...
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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So all of these bolts should be tightened while the Jeep is on the ground and not on the lift.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jrylb73
So all of these bolts should be tightened while the Jeep is on the ground and not on the lift.
Yep. If they were tightened while on the lift, they may bind when on the ground with the vehicle weight pushing down. A common diagnostic technique you will see posted is to loosen all of the suspension bolts, jump up and down on the bumpers and shake it side to side, and then re-tighten them all.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Thanks for the help, I will email my wife and have her tell the mechanic at the local shop to check all of this. On an average how long should it take to loosen up all the lift bolts and then re-tighten them while on the ground. This is such a pain to try to do all of this from over here.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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I agree on the track bar
And to loosen and re torque everything I would say about a half hour I just did mine last week
Also with 60 k on the jeep have all the tie rods and ball joints inspected. I've seen bad ball joints at 5 k miles
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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So supposedly the shop loosened everything and then re-tightened them, and it is still doing the DW, is it a possibility that the bushings could be bad in the Track Bar, or should I go with a after market Adj. Track bar. Or would the aftermarket Track Bar even help any.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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Bump, so you suspension gurus can get this soldiers jeep squared away!!!!!!
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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How are you making out with the DW?
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