The only thing I can see that you may not have thought of is when you put a bolt or pin to hold up the sway bar link when disconnected, make sure when your wheel is turned all the way it's not going to rub and shred your tire. I made that mistake and just thought I would share that with you. Good job on the one handed video 👍
If you use a small diameter wheel stud bolt (Such as a Toyota Stud Bolt) and pull the splines into the lower bracket after you drill the stud, as you did for the pin, you would not have the bolt rotation issue you are fighting now. Then to park it put a bolt with enough threads for a nut and some fender washers to hold it in place in the fender well panel while you're disconnected while off roading. You can drill it like you did the others so you can store the link out of the way with your spring pin. Press In Wheel Stud bolts can be found in almost any size and length. So a little shopping around should be easy. Just pull the stud into the bracket with a long socket and some washers and a nut to pull it in place.I also suggest you drill all your pilot holes with the same nut once you've drilled the first one to save time and hassles on the studs. A jam nut would make it a lot faster to keep it straight too.
2 better ways to do this from an engineering standpoint. Either use a different grade 8 bolt where it clamps to that tab before sliding the arm over it OR weld on another tab so that the bushing side of that arm is supported on both sides. This allows the stress to actually be shear instead of a twisting force that will eventually wobble out that hole in the tab.
Glad to help. I disconnected last weekend and noticed that the pin on the passenger side shaved bolt is beginning to bend. I'll update if/when it fails and post a solution
I think it would be good to just cut bore out the inner threads on the nut and use it like a washer for the retaining pin
You have no need to take off both bolt. Disconnect one side is ok already. Thanks for sharing
David Ng genius! 👌🏽
The only thing I can see that you may not have thought of is when you put a bolt or pin to hold up the sway bar link when disconnected, make sure when your wheel is turned all the way it's not going to rub and shred your tire. I made that mistake and just thought I would share that with you. Good job on the one handed video 👍
If you use a small diameter wheel stud bolt (Such as a Toyota Stud Bolt) and pull the splines into the lower bracket after you drill the stud, as you did for the pin, you would not have the bolt rotation issue you are fighting now. Then to park it put a bolt with enough threads for a nut and some fender washers to hold it in place in the fender well panel while you're disconnected while off roading. You can drill it like you did the others so you can store the link out of the way with your spring pin. Press In Wheel Stud bolts can be found in almost any size and length. So a little shopping around should be easy. Just pull the stud into the bracket with a long socket and some washers and a nut to pull it in place.I also suggest you drill all your pilot holes with the same nut once you've drilled the first one to save time and hassles on the studs. A jam nut would make it a lot faster to keep it straight too.
Good vid man. You explained it all well. Thanks for sharing!
The bolt will move vertically, it would be more stable if you welded the bolt to the mount
2 better ways to do this from an engineering standpoint. Either use a different grade 8 bolt where it clamps to that tab before sliding the arm over it OR weld on another tab so that the bushing side of that arm is supported on both sides. This allows the stress to actually be shear instead of a twisting force that will eventually wobble out that hole in the tab.
good job on doing that with one hand!
Glad to help. I disconnected last weekend and noticed that the pin on the passenger side shaved bolt is beginning to bend. I'll update if/when it fails and post a solution
+Garth Hamner was there ever any failure?
Nope. One pin ring started to warp, but that's a couple of bucks, so I replaced it
ok cool thank you
+Garth Hamner is this still holding up?
That pin is called a lynch pin.
Love your vice
did pretty much the same thing with the factory bolt
+Than Oliver I used rubber washers to do the same thing as your lock washer.
Nice!
cutter pin its called i think
charliemac carlisle
Don’t think. It’s a lynch pin. Just like the tray said in the hardware store where he got them.