Twisted alxe mount (disco)

norcal420

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in an electric chair - hopefully

• Jun 15, 2005

• #1

I tried searching, but I couldn't find anything on this so I'm asking anyway . . .

Went wheelin' today, nothing too major (so I thought) but I did notice the driver side axle mount for my sway bar disconnect (JKS) twisted like a pretzel. I'm going to try and torch it back in place and weld some supports on it, but how can I fab something up to protect it in the future?

http://myweb.cableone.net/norcal/140605LostTrail/disco2.jpg
http://myweb.cableone.net/norcal/140605LostTrail/disco.jpg

Thanks,

DR

 

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Timmay

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Marlton, NJ

• Jun 15, 2005

• #2

How the hell did you do that? Did it contact something on the frame or where the swaybars connected?

 

norcal420

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• Jun 15, 2005

• #3

I wish I knew . . .the swaybar was connected because I was rubing something fierce front and rear despite trimming (I siped my rear tires pretty well on my rear fender). I'm guessing a rock... but I don't think I hit anything that hard.

Couldn't have been the tire twisting it . . . could it???

DR

Timmay said:

How the hell did you do that? Did it contact something on the frame or where the swaybars connected?

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Timmay

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Marlton, NJ

• Jun 15, 2005

• #4

You should be able to bend that back with a Crescent wrench after you unbolt the JKS Pin. If not, add some heat. I think you probably hit a pothole/ditch pretty hard and since the link was connected it just bent the weakest part, the mount.

 

norcal420

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• Jun 15, 2005

• #5

Thanks Timmay....

DR

 

cjohnson

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Durango, Colorado

• Jun 15, 2005

• #6

I had the same thing happen...heated it up with a little torch and it bent right back--my plan is to keep doing that 'til it busts off and then I'll consider beefing it up. I think I ended up using a big pipe wrench on mine.

 

norcal420

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• Jun 15, 2005

• #7

Cool... that's what I'll do too.

No way to protect it though huh?

Late, DR

cjohnson said:

I had the same thing happen...heated it up with a little torch and it bent right back--my plan is to keep doing that 'til it busts off and then I'll consider beefing it up. I think I ended up using a big pipe wrench on mine.

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cjohnson

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Durango, Colorado

• Jun 15, 2005

• #8

Mine bent because my sway bar was disconnected, but loose, so it hit the mount. I've made a way to hold the sway bar now, so I don't forsee that happenning again. I don't imagine that being a very vulnerable spot otherwise.