Re: Rear stabilizer arm loose???
Posted by HH56 On 2023/9/18 10:45:07
That part certainly looks original and almost a copy of the early 5th shock absorber and the later transverse stabilizer bar used thru 50. Might be interesting to clean the grease and dirt off the mount to see if it looks factory or was add on welding. If someone has a 24th or later Henney parts or service book might be interesting to see if it was something available on those models.
I was under the impression that by using wider rear springs they had eliminated the need for the transverse stabilizer so it was dropped with the 24th series. The shock or bar was there to control the rear end side to side movement experienced with earlier narrow springs.
Unlike the front stabilizer bar and previous 5th shock there is no mention of the bar in the 24th series training manual and the 52 and 54 fact books also make no mention of a bar. The fact books stress the wider springs and V shape mounting of them provides the stability. Looking at a photo from the training manual I cannot say if there might be a hint of something below the frame crossover. Other photos of the rear axle and shock absorbers do not show anything obvious.
Factory, aftermarket or another one of those sometimes found mysterious under or undocumented surprises, I doubt it should clunk or move up and down.
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I was under the impression that by using wider rear springs they had eliminated the need for the transverse stabilizer so it was dropped with the 24th series. The shock or bar was there to control the rear end side to side movement experienced with earlier narrow springs.
Unlike the front stabilizer bar and previous 5th shock there is no mention of the bar in the 24th series training manual and the 52 and 54 fact books also make no mention of a bar. The fact books stress the wider springs and V shape mounting of them provides the stability. Looking at a photo from the training manual I cannot say if there might be a hint of something below the frame crossover. Other photos of the rear axle and shock absorbers do not show anything obvious.
Factory, aftermarket or another one of those sometimes found mysterious under or undocumented surprises, I doubt it should clunk or move up and down.
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training manual.jpg (140.89 KB)
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