09-04-2012, 02:53 PM
w&bknockeWhat is it!
This is the curd side of my Dana 80'
ant it is attached to the starboard side of the frame . Is it a "track-Bar??
Thanks
Wayne
09-04-2012, 05:34 PM
RustyThat's a Panard (a/k/a "Locator") rod; it stabilizes the rear axle.
There's more in this
thread.
Note the grease fittings - they're there for a reason...
Rusty
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09-04-2012, 06:09 PM
bill hquote:
Originally posted by w&bknocke:
Is it a "track-Bar??
Often called that, but Panhard Bar, as Rusty says, is the correct term.
09-04-2012, 06:17 PM
w&bknockeThanks . I thought that was a zerk fitting under all that yuck.
09-04-2012, 06:29 PM
w&bknockeDo you suppose the lack of lubrication is adversely effecting it's stabilizing function?
09-04-2012, 07:25 PM
bill hquote:
Originally posted by w&bknocke:
Do you suppose the lack of lubrication is adversely effecting it's stabilizing function?
They tend to get noisy any wear becomes a problem. I think you'd hear it first. But give it a shake, just to be sure.