Broken torque arm, what else could be tweaked?
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Broken torque arm, what else could be tweaked?
so last night i attempted donuts in an empty parking lot, cut the wheel dumped the clutch and pow crunch squeek. I got it in the air today pulled off the wheels and noticed the passenger spring rubbing the panhard bar mount when it's loaded. climbed under the car and found the back bolt(towards the rear) on the torque are was out a little and that corner bent, when i felt around there is a 1-1.5" crack along the seem of the torque arm. i just want to know is there anything else i could have cracked or bent when this happened? what else should i check and how do i check it? any help will be great, when i'm done running around i'm going to be looking into some new or used torque arms.
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Check the driveshaft. When you break the TA, the rearend will rotate the driveshaft upward and the L-shaped ebrake cable bracket will try to cut the driveshaft in two. Real easy to spot. Seen it twice.
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A few to choose from
I noticed that you were asking about a Torque Arm. I just wanted to leave you know that we have a few to choose from either its a stock transmission mount after market length, or a tunnel mounted Torque Arm! Below is a link to show you what I am explaining, if you have any questions feel free to contact me and I will be glad to help!
http://umiperformance.com/products.php?category_id=130
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i was wondering what the hell cut my drive shaft. it doesn't look serious its jus a ring of fresh metal i can barely feel a difference when going over the area with my hand.
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Drive shafts are balanced just like wheel/tire assemblies. Any minor displacement in metal could result in an out of balance condition which could cause pre-mature wear to the tranny and rear end. Also, depending on the depth/size of the scratch, this could act as a stress riser which could lead to premature failure of the drive shaft.
When a torque arm fails it's usually a good idea to inspect the driveshaft for balance and straightness, replace the U-joint. Inspect the pinion and it's seals in the rear end for damage, check the output shaft of the tranny and it's seals.
However, you may not be all that concerned with longevity of your car if you were willing to dump the clutch and do donuts in some parking lot, so just slap it together and call it a day.
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i'm sorry i like to play just like most of the other guys in here. you cant even feel the mark on the driveshaft but i'll know for sure when the car goes back together. i got a stocker ta for free i'm gonna slap on so i can i see if anything else is twisted up. and so far there is no puddles or drops under the car so i'm hoping my seals are good but i'll know for sure when i get under and closely examine it i hope/guess. im surprised that it twisted enough to let the spring touch the panhard mount on the passenger side. i'm still learning about the suspension, i guess this isn't the best way or reason to learn but it's working lol. thanks for all of the responses, Even the *** making assumptions about not caring because i dumped the clutch lol.
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No this is the best way to learn lol when you get thrown into something and are forced to fix it you learn faster.
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