Replacing rear drive torsion rod

[@jameskwak3198]

awesome job gordon gotta admire you for doing youre own repairs and teaching others along the way.

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching James.

[@gladisgarcia1942]

This man is always tackling his own truck issues..☝🏻👊🏻✊🏻🙂

[@johnanderson2451]

I forgot to mention on the alignment , I use fishing line and jackstands

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Love the boom camera CART with the Viewing TV monitor Screen

[@57bagre]

Thanks Antonio

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

I agree needs some shims on the one side for the Torsion Bar to pull the passenger side of the axle to the left a little

[@57bagre]

Thanks Antonio

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@@57bagre anytime thanks for the entertainment Gordon

[@philliphageman5041]

Thanks for another video Gordon. They're always appreciated. My wife and I are stealing some of your design ideas for our mobile home.

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching Phil. Glad to hear someone likes what I did on that project.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video Gordon very entertaining sir

[@57bagre]

Thanks Antonio

[@drewpierce2273]

Gordon, It seems you have good eye to check your rear alignment, but have you ever tried the old way of string alignment between the back edge of the trailing tire and the leading edge of the front tire on the chassis rear?

[@nightsailor1]

Will that offset change after a short drive? There could be unresolved tensions in the assembly.

[@57bagre]

I have another way to do alignment that would take too long to type out here, I only explained a little bit of what I look for in the video. Thanks for watching Drew.

[@ppeteking8999]

Good to see you gordon! Its also referred to as a panhard bar (or rod )

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching.

[@johnanderson2451]

I wonder if they could rebuild the old bar , I also have replaced them on my truck. I was thinking that is was a waste of steel , it just looks like you could replace the bushings., but I guess it’s about how much it would cost. Thanks for sharing

[@57bagre]

There's no good reason they can't make bushings for that but they just don't.

[@daniellongoria9622]

Ahh yeah , replaced mine a couple months ago . Used my Milwaukee but soaked nuts in penetrating fluid overnight before attempting . good job.

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching Daniel.

[@shawnrice7179]

Try the new makita XGT 40 volt 3/4 drive impact, they are 700.00 but well worth it. 1000 foot pounds of torque

[@donmcintosh4125]

We called them torque rods, because they counter the torque on the differential

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching Don.

[@Rocksteady176]

Requires proper shimming for axle center or it will be offset. Then a proper thrust check to front wheels for torsion alignment.

[@glennhunter7018]

Good video my friend I am still with you watching I am glad see you are doing OK keep up the hard work the other videos are good to keep them come in be safe

[@57bagre]

Thanks Glenn. Good to hear from you too.

[@ThaSouthMU]

I always wondered what they called that bar. Another quality video!?

[@d.j.robinson9424]

Gordon, thank you so much for sharing your videos and knowledge, I always learn something new every time. But will you please do me a favor and take that beauty to the Blue Beacon for a bath..? 👍👍💚🚛

[@57bagre]

I don't do that for 2 reasons, we only have one in the area and it's across from a Flying J, the wait in line is always a couple hours and the other reason is it will be loaded with all that mud again in a couple days on my job. I usually do a Blue Beacon once a year after the last snow and pass by a carwash with an outside boom and wand when I need to do some work under the truck.

[@etcllc3519]

Love your videos. Dog Bones look easy but require a full day or two to accomplish. Personally, I do not recommend this for a novice or shadetree mechanic. Many tools are required.

[@ericcorse]

If it was on a car or small truck it would be called a Panhard bar

[@57bagre]

I should have shown a picture of the part description on the bill. Thanks for watching Eric.

[@shawnrice7179]

why diddent u just heat the nuts with the cutting tourch. Then the impact would of spun them off easy

[@57bagre]

I save that for last resort, it damages the temper and the coating that slows down the rust.

[@pnweboardcroft7361]

Always called them a torque arm

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching.

[@williamzoom]

The cardboard box is a good idea.

[@57bagre]

Thanks Will, it is hard for me to see even that monitor much less on the camera.

[@larryforskin2264]

It’s called a torque arm

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching.

[@jamesedwards8274]

Dogbone in Atlanta

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching James.

[@Hammurabi2234]

Torque arm

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching.

[@UnionThugg]

Definitely not a torsion bar. A torsion bar, in an automotive application, is essentially a spring. If we consider the most common use, in Chrysler's larger RWD passenger cars, the tension on the bar determines the level of resistance to irregularities in the road surface. The bar itself actually twists against its anchoring points. In a Class 8 truck, Kenworth offered a torsion bar suspension through much of the 70's. In your truck,, Gordon, those particular bars are used to locate the axle, perpendicular to the frame. Since the bars themselves do not actually twist, it would not be correct to label them a torsion or torque bar or rod (the prefix "tor" means "to turn"). I would think calling them Panhard rods or maybe just control arms, is probably as close as one could get.

[@57bagre]

Thanks for watching.

[@leviduff2740]

I always called them track bars on pickup trucks, but when I got my cdl the instructor thought I was crazy. He said he never heard of a track bar, and that it was a torsion bar. I said something about torsion bars being a spring for suspension and he didn't like that so I shut up.

[@tyflesh]

I think the torque specs on those nuts are 450 ft lbs