Prev Next 4.0 Torque Rods Purpose of a Torque Rod Restrain rotation of the axle housing during acceleration and braking Locate the axle and maintain alignment Control driveline angle Absorb leaning and cornering forces Key Technical Point: Transverse rods must be perpendicular to the frame rail when installed. If not installed properly: The inner pin could break The torque rod could break The bushing could walk out of the rod Warranty may be void When Should Rods be Rebushed or Replaced? Bent torque rod More than 1/8" movement at the rod eye. Check by hand or by prying against end with a bar Bushing material is torn or cracked Pin or sleeve in the rod eye is off-center (pin appears to be “walking out” of rod eye) Pin/sleeve is no longer located in the vertical center of the rod eye Bolt hole in straddle pins is stretched, elongated Bushing Types Straddle Bushing Shop Now Hollow Bushing Shop Now Taper Pin Bushing Shop Now Torque Rods Measuring Length Torque Rods Measuring Length Measure center-to-center (within +/- 1/16 inch) Shop Now Function of a Torque Rod Restrain Axle Rotation Shop Now Locate Axle, Maintain Alignment Shop Now Control Driveline Angle Shop Now Absorb Leaning, Cornering Forces Shop Now Rebush or Replace? Bushing Material is Torn or Cracked Shop Now Bushing "Walk-Out" Shop Now Prev Next