RE Long Arms
#41
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Re: RE Long Arms
Are the tab holes on the mount still in alignment? or is your problem you
can't position the end of the control arm in the mount? If that's it try
rotating the axle top forward to get the control arm lined up. Might need a
crowbar and a helper.
"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
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> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the
> drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant
> get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird
> angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt
> will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first,
> and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm
> stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I
> could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig
> together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
can't position the end of the control arm in the mount? If that's it try
rotating the axle top forward to get the control arm lined up. Might need a
crowbar and a helper.
"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:l5v9f2l7iuqhrlop3vrtm0j4b3hs9efg2u@4ax.com...
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the
> drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant
> get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird
> angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt
> will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first,
> and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm
> stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I
> could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig
> together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
#42
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Re: RE Long Arms
I don't need to the steal on my similar springing Bronco front end
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
#43
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Re: RE Long Arms
I don't need to the steal on my similar springing Bronco front end
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
#44
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Re: RE Long Arms
I don't need to the steal on my similar springing Bronco front end
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
#45
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Re: RE Long Arms
I don't need to the steal on my similar springing Bronco front end
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
use no less than a quarter inch thick braces, boxed and triangulated.
But then that was made for Americans by Americans. Just look at that
puny track bar brace: http://www.----------.com/temp/TJalignment.jpg
That's already been repaired.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> What this tells me is Bill you never looked under a TJ with your own eyes.
#46
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Re: RE Long Arms
Hi Jennifer,
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
#47
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Re: RE Long Arms
Hi Jennifer,
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
#48
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Re: RE Long Arms
Hi Jennifer,
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
#49
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Re: RE Long Arms
Hi Jennifer,
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
Still having fun? Gee I sure wish I had a TJ to work on.
I would pull it off the front too. then try for the back that's
probably welded in a little off. Maybe release your track bar, too. And
jack the axle all over the place. Remember to use a grade eight, and
that bolts break usually because they are too loose.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
jbjeep wrote:
>
> Its a 98 TJ, wearing a set of RE long arms. I sheared a bolt off the drivers side
> rear upper arm, at the skid plate end of the arm (center of Jeep). I cant get a bolt
> back thru the joint and the mount, its like it wants to be at some weird angle - yes
> I have tried moving the joint around, but I cant get it where the bolt will go thru.
> Do I need to pull the rear of the arm off the axle and do the front first, and then
> jack or whatever it wants to get the rear joint back in place? I'm stumped, its
> getting dark, and for the time being I put a rachet strap on it so that I could move
> the rig. I hate running around with rachet straps holding my rig together. =(
> Thanks.
> -jenn
#50
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Re: RE Long Arms
L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Just the ones that are also driven on the street. Can your wannabee
> articulate as much as this leaf spring:
where do you get off calling my Jeep a "wannabee"? What the ---- do you
know about it? Nadda damn thing, which about sums up your knowledge on
anything. Your 'ability' to sit home and surf the Web for links 24 hours
a day 7 days a week doesn't equate to knowledge. In fact it just makes
it all the more suprising that you still manage to be so out of touch
with reality.
All three of my Jeeps have leaf springs (obviously only in the rear for
the XJ's) it's posts like this from you that make you seem to be such a
complete ***. You just assume that I own a coil sprung Jeep because I
recognize their superiority for what we use JEEPS FOR.
i.e. they are clearly superior for articulation, fast suspension travel
and clearance this is why nearly ALL SERIOUS COMPETITION OFF ROAD
VEHICLES ARE COIL SPRUNG! nearly all competition rock crawlers, baja
trucks and prerunners, rock racers, rally cars, off-road rally vehicles,
ATV's, dirt bikes.
You name it, if they need the most articulation or they need to go on
rough surfaces they have coils.
Here comes Bill's non-sequitur about Semi's and work trucks being leaf
sprung. So I'll just head that off at the pass; Semi-tractor and other
TOWING vehicles suspension requirements have about as much in common
with Jeep (Off roading) suspensions requirements as as a freakin Yugo's
suspension does.
--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein
> Just the ones that are also driven on the street. Can your wannabee
> articulate as much as this leaf spring:
where do you get off calling my Jeep a "wannabee"? What the ---- do you
know about it? Nadda damn thing, which about sums up your knowledge on
anything. Your 'ability' to sit home and surf the Web for links 24 hours
a day 7 days a week doesn't equate to knowledge. In fact it just makes
it all the more suprising that you still manage to be so out of touch
with reality.
All three of my Jeeps have leaf springs (obviously only in the rear for
the XJ's) it's posts like this from you that make you seem to be such a
complete ***. You just assume that I own a coil sprung Jeep because I
recognize their superiority for what we use JEEPS FOR.
i.e. they are clearly superior for articulation, fast suspension travel
and clearance this is why nearly ALL SERIOUS COMPETITION OFF ROAD
VEHICLES ARE COIL SPRUNG! nearly all competition rock crawlers, baja
trucks and prerunners, rock racers, rally cars, off-road rally vehicles,
ATV's, dirt bikes.
You name it, if they need the most articulation or they need to go on
rough surfaces they have coils.
Here comes Bill's non-sequitur about Semi's and work trucks being leaf
sprung. So I'll just head that off at the pass; Semi-tractor and other
TOWING vehicles suspension requirements have about as much in common
with Jeep (Off roading) suspensions requirements as as a freakin Yugo's
suspension does.
--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein