DW fight, have question!

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93gc40

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Visalia, California

• Jul 2, 2009

• #1

OK trying find cause of DW. Can't find joints that are loose or moving abnormally. Except that when I turn the wheel the whole axel shifts side to side about 1/8". The other thing I found is that I can twist the drag link by hand, it doesn't seem to have any side to side movement, Is this normal?

 

hanaxj87

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cincinnati,Ohio

• Jul 2, 2009

• #2

Yes!

Nick

 

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jbsjunk

NAXJA Forum User

Location

West Mich

• Jul 2, 2009

• #3

93gc40 said:

OK trying find cause of DW. Can't find joints that are loose or moving abnormally. Except that when I turn the wheel the whole axel shifts side to side about 1/8". The other thing I found is that I can twist the drag link by hand, it doesn't seem to have any side to side movement, Is this normal?

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#1 Their shouldn't be any axle movement side to side which means the track bar has seen better days.

#2 The drag link should be fine moving it by hand. I take a pry bar to all the joints and push and pull the joint to see if their is any movement in them. Usually find bad ones that way.

 

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veedubshafer

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Palmerton PA

• Jul 2, 2009

• #4

Your track bar is beat. Git er done!

 

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88manche

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Portland, Oregon

• Jul 2, 2009

• #5

yup. axle should not move at all side to side. That was the problem with mine.

 

xcm

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Southern Oregon

• Jul 3, 2009

• #6

check the frame side trackbar bracket for slop, ie the bracket moving on the frame. check the axle side trackbar bracket bolt hole, specifically if the hole is wallowed out. then check the trackbar itself, if its worn out, R&R, upgrayedd