Had to retorque

[jcs64]

Just a heads up, to guys w/ the mcgaughy's panhard relocater.

3,338 miles on the drop (2/4), I went to retorque my lug nuts yesterday and found a weird clunking noise when I pushed and pulled at the top of the rear drivers side tire. The wheel almost felt loose but I couldn't locate where or why (lug nuts were all tight)

I rolled underneath and pushed the tire w/ my feet and the cause was right in front of me (literally).

This bolt was just not tight enough to hold the bars bushing stationary and was knocking back and forth.


I checked the torque in the directions, it called for 65lbs. Little by little I increased that and settled at 110 lbs

I will keep an eye on that bolt and probably replace it since I think the problem is that the bolt is all thread w/ no shoulder area. That means If the drilled hole is 1/2 ", the threaded area of the1/2" bolt is a smaller dia and will continue to be racked back and forth until it breaks or egg shapes the hole!
*****(I just picked 1/2" off the top of my head, I m not sure what the actual size was)****************

Go wiggle your drivers side rear tire and make sure your tight!

jeff

 

[DavidRam]

Thanks for the tip bro!

 

[delunad]

Thanks for the tip

 

[jcs64]

just went and took my own advice and wiggled my tire again.


Knock, knock, knock, Wtf loose again just one day later!

Im now sure that I used the wrong bolt. The one that was in there measured .540".
(not sure if is metric, didn't look it up).
A 9/16 bolt w/shoulder is .560 and is a great fit. Only problem is that there is a slight ovaling of the brackets holes now. I may have drill out and go to a 5/8 bolt, or just weld the 9/16's nut to the bracket, that will lock it in real good.

jeff

 

[Lhemi]

Mine has a leg welded to it to prevent backing out. Are you using any form of lock tight?

 

[scotts2012ram]

Red lock tight if it backs off there's other problems. I dont care i use red on all suspension bolts not lugs

 

[jcs64]

Mine has a leg welded to it to prevent backing out. Are you using any form of lock tight?

mine had the leg on the nut too. Its not that the bolt was loosening, but it was the wrong bolt for that hole.
the diameter of that all threaded bolt (no shoulder area) is too small to support the bushing, which allows is to knock around.

if you have that bolt/nut w/ the leg on it in that position, id sugest replacing it w/ a 9/16 bolt w/ a shouldered area long enough to support the bushing

I believe the all threaded bolt is supposed to go in the top position (the leg on the nut will let you tighten it without needing to hold a wrench on it)


jeff

 

[C3ntury]

I recently replaced the "leg-nut" XD on the panhard axle because the leg actually sheared off. Unless you use red loctite you'll have to retighten every now and then, especially with roads that have more potholes than pavement.

 

[Lhemi]

Riding Harley's all my life, my red lock tight is right next to my duct tape and bailing wire.

 

[mightyduc998]

Riding Harley's all my life, my red lock tight is right next to my duct tape and bailing wire.

And the diapers to go under the primary...
Lol

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