Z-Bar or Torque Bar

[Hoosier Bird]

Tore into my z-bar to make sure everything looked good and guess what? More work to do....... :brickwall: The ball that screws into the bell housing was bent, ground on and tightened up with channel locks........ :brickwall: The ball that attaches to the frame has been broken off and rewelded, which I think is why they torched the bracket, so it would sit flat with the big weld on there........ :brickwall: Only the frame side had the plastic bearings in it.........so I ordered a rebuild kit for the z-bar. It has clips and everything in it......

 

[mcmopar]

ouch!

 

[george68hemirr]

ITS NEVER ENDING...RIGHT....BUT WHEN SHES DONE ITS GOING TO BE RIGHT

 

[ACME A12]

Wow...those parts were toast... Good catch...

:jester:

 

[Basketcase]

"I onlt gots three tools...BFH,torch,and channel locks" :crazy:

 

[69hemibeep]

Your going to need an automatic after the puppy takes your legs off anyway :acme:

 

[Hoosier Bird]

I'd rather walk or roll than drive an automatic........... :lmao:

 

[Hoosier Bird]

"I onlt gots three tools...BFH,torch,and channel locks" :crazy:

It really erks me when people cobble up everything....... :brickwall: But if they didn't, I guess I wouldn't be having all this fun, would I?

 

[Roadcuda]

"I onlt gots three tools...BFH,torch,and channel locks" :crazy:

It really erks me when people cobble up everything....... :brickwall: But if they didn't, I guess I wouldn't be having all this fun, would I?

It just goes to show how many wannabe mechanics there are out there. I don't profess to be a mechanic, but I can do some things on my car. If I find something that I don't feel I can do, then I'll find out how to do it, or I'll find someone that does know how to do it and have it done by them! I would never leave something like that on my cars.

 

[Hoosier Bird]

Got the z-bar cleaned up, deburred and painted....... :banana:

 

[SomeCarGuy]

It seems like every time I take somethign apart, I find rust, hack jobs and more hassles. So I tend to just leave stuff alone now.

I bet you will find shifting much easier now.

 

[moparchris]

It seems as though whenever I take the clutch linkage out of a car, no matter what brand, its a mess just likes yours was. You will be amazed at how much better the pedal will feel with the linkage ironed out and how consistent your clutch adjustments will be. Good job Gary, looks like your one more step closer to perfection!