I did the ZJ upgrade to my track bar and tie rod last year, but I’ve been looking into my front track bar torques because I feel like I have a slight wander in my front end. The axle side is very tight, but the frame side is supposed to be 110 ft lbs, and I’m almost positive it’s not.
Today I went in and tried to tighten the frame side (that has the tie rod bushing on it), and the bolt is spinning freely with the nut when I try to tighten or loosen it (and it’s VERY easy to twist both ways) I tried to stick a small punch through the hole in the bolt for the cotter pin (to hold it in place while I tightened the nut), but it just bent the punch with ease.
Any ideas on how I can keep the bolt in place and get this thing tightened down?
Today I went in and tried to tighten the frame side (that has the tie rod bushing on it), and the bolt is spinning freely with the nut when I try to tighten or loosen it (and it’s VERY easy to twist both ways) I tried to stick a small punch through the hole in the bolt for the cotter pin (to hold it in place while I tightened the nut), but it just bent the punch with ease.
Any ideas on how I can keep the bolt in place and get this thing tightened down?