From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@attbi.com)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 15:04:57 PDT
I bought the pickle fork. It is made by CTS I believe. Be careful using it.
Use a hose clamp with
a piece of rope tied off to the frame. One time when I hit it with the 20
ound sledge hammer, it shot off and hit
me square in the stomach....!!!!
If the pointed end had hit me...
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "JIM WIEHE" <j.wiehe@sympatico.ca>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] tension bar ~ torque rod
> 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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