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| wallys914 |
 Mar 26 2011, 04:44 PM
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In life you don't get what you want, you get what you negoia  Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 10-October 08 From: Garden Grove, Member No.: 9,631 Region Association: Southern California  |
I have a set of 22mm Sway Away hollow torsion bars I am installing.
When I take out the old TB's there is a layer of grease or some lubricant. What is this? Do the new ones need this? The TB's are stamped R and L. Is this the drivers right? or standing in front of the car right? |
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| messix |
Mar 26 2011, 04:47 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
anti seize on the splines
wrong, right side pass side |
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| wallys914 |
Mar 26 2011, 04:53 PM
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In life you don't get what you want, you get what you negoia Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 10-October 08 From: Garden Grove, Member No.: 9,631 Region Association: Southern California |
I am a noob and this is the first time I am switching these out. I thought there was a rule on which end goes in... is there a specific end that should go in first?
Maybe that rule was the one where you aren't suppose to weld torsion bars...I watch toO many off road videos... |
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| Eric_Shea |
Mar 26 2011, 05:06 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
As per factory manual. Lithium grease coating the arms not anti-seize.
Sides are as you sit in the car, left and right. I always pur them in with the L and R facing the back. Enjoy: 
Torsion_Bar_Installation.pdf ( 200.99k )
Number of downloads: 178P.S. Enjoy your new ride! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| wallys914 |
Mar 26 2011, 05:13 PM
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In life you don't get what you want, you get what you negoia Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 10-October 08 From: Garden Grove, Member No.: 9,631 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks Eric...and Troy...
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| Dave_Darling |
Mar 26 2011, 11:20 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,066 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Grease them to protect from rust.
L and R are however you want them to be. The bars are actually identical, but when they are used and repeatedly stressed in the car they take a "set". Putting them back on the other side stresses them the other way and leads to premature failure. Either end goes in first. You can flip them around; the rotation is the same either way. --DD |
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| messix |
Mar 26 2011, 11:26 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
lithium is soap based, anti seize has a copper base and won't wash out.
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| Eric_Shea |
Mar 27 2011, 10:08 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE L and R are however you want them to be. The bars are actually identical, but when they are used and repeatedly stressed in the car they take a "set". Putting them back on the other side stresses them the other way and leads to premature failure. That seems to contrary to the page from the factory manual I posted. I believe they warn to never swap them as they are preloaded at manufacturing. |
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