So a couple weeks ago I did my oil pan gaskets and came to find out that my front cover is leaking as well. To remove said front cover means taking the oil pans back off! Well the first time I did this I ended up with the same issue everyone has....that damn welded in track arm. Because that one bar was in the way I lost many hours to lifting the engine. So yesterday, my older brother and I became bored and hence forth came the adventure of the removadble track arm.
The circled part is what I am talking about. Also the red line is the track arm, panhard is removed and blue line is tie rod/adjustment bar.
And...
So first we start with all great adventures...the cutting. Grinder to the bracket welded in passenger side and jigsaw to the driver side on the inside of where its mounted.
Make sure you get some extra blades cause that metal is thick and tough! Next was the grinding.
So my wife saw this and freaked out thinking the old "Puddle Destroyer" wasn't going to be drivable anytime soon. So making a promise I hoped I could keep, I told her it would drive tomorrow, and our deadline was set.
The circled part is what I am talking about. Also the red line is the track arm, panhard is removed and blue line is tie rod/adjustment bar.
And...
So first we start with all great adventures...the cutting. Grinder to the bracket welded in passenger side and jigsaw to the driver side on the inside of where its mounted.
Make sure you get some extra blades cause that metal is thick and tough! Next was the grinding.
So my wife saw this and freaked out thinking the old "Puddle Destroyer" wasn't going to be drivable anytime soon. So making a promise I hoped I could keep, I told her it would drive tomorrow, and our deadline was set.