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M35a2 Torque arms

Veesandskis

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I’m just curious, is there another option out there for torque arm replacement that’s more cost friendly or are the only options $200 a piece torque arms or paying $600 for a set of torque arm bushings to do all the torque arms..? TIA
 

Mullaney

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I’m just curious, is there another option out there for torque arm replacement that’s more cost friendly or are the only options $200 a piece torque arms or paying $600 for a set of torque arm bushings to do all the torque arms..? TIA
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There is a pretty good writeup about the torque rods and even a source here:

 

Veesandskis

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There is a pretty good writeup about the torque rods and even a source here:

So from my understanding, there’s no real way of doing this other than about $50 a bushing or $600 for all the bushings?
 

tobyS

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Look at the twist when one rear axle goes up and the other down. It puts a huge torque on them that can bust a retainer off if the retainer is 90* to the bone (some people weld on).

My A3 was one of the last produced and I don't know if they were replaced. I have 6 attached to the trunion I'll look at condition if anybody is interested in buying them.
 

Veesandskis

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Look at the twist when one rear axle goes up and the other down. It puts a huge torque on them that can bust a retainer off if the retainer is 90* to the bone (some people weld on).

My A3 was one of the last produced and I don't know if they were replaced. I have 6 attached to the trunion I'll look at condition if anybody is interested in buying them.
I got my deuce a few weeks ago and heard about torque arms being a one of the more common suspension parts to wear out. My bushings look like they’re from 1972 but I mean I don’t see any obvious signs that they’re failing or starting to fail. In the case I DID have a failure, I’d rather not have to refinance the house to put replace some bushings 😂 All jokes aside though, the price for the bushings seems a bit high to me
 

cattlerepairman

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I checked my bushings several times per year. I read the horror stories of them failing with axle rolling consequences. Then I saw one of our municipal snow plows lose an axle when the torque arm failed.

That is when I ordered the heavy duty greaseable metal joints and swapped them all.

I winced once. I paid once. I haven't looked back.

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Veesandskis

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I checked my bushings several times per year. I read the horror stories of them failing with axle rolling consequences. Then I saw one of our municipal snow plows lose an axle when the torque arm failed.

That is when I ordered the heavy duty greaseable metal joints and swapped them all.

I winced once. I paid once. I haven't looked back.

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Where’d you get the joints?
 

cattlerepairman

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I bought them from Erik's

And not to dish the military comics on truck maintenance, but the test above "torque rod bushing does not return to its original position" means that the rubber has fully separated and the rod end is ready to fall off!
Not much safety margin left there. Why chance it? If they are cracked and look disgusting, time to change them. Crowbar test or not.
 

simp5782

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If you are cheap weld rebar across them and replace them when they pop or you have the money.

Bite the bullet and replace 2 a month or whenever you have the money. Buy a spare torque rod and have em pressed and installed so you can swap one and not have the truck down and repeat the cycle with the extra one. Start with the uppers. They cause the most destruction upon failure

Or just do it all and replace all at the same time.
 

frank8003

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I’m just curious, is there another option out there for torque arm replacement that’s more cost friendly or are the only options $200 a piece torque arms or paying $600 for a set of torque arm bushings to do all the torque arms..? TIA
 
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