Track Bar Drops

March 18, 2011
Used an air hammer and pickle fork to muscle the track bar out of the frame. That thing was in really poor shape. The ball end was completely trashed. It was missing the back cover and the cup the ball sits in was basically disintegrated. The axle side wasn't any better. The bushing was oval'd and completely worn through on one side. Either that thing had some miles on it, or MOOG makes a shitty product. Probably a little of both.

Going to pick up some axles on Sunday to replace my front one, and maybe the back depending on gear ratio. I still need to check my rear end to make sure it hasn't had a gear swap. I'll probably run them as is for now until I get some more cash to do wheel bearings, then replace the ball joints and wheel bearings. I would settle for just ball joints now and wheel bearings later, but there is a good chance the wheel bearings are seized the the hub and will be ruined trying to get them out.