New track bar (panhard rod) arrived last night.
Took about 60 minutes to fit this morning.
The new adjustable Roadsafe brand unit is a little beefier than the OEM unit.
I measured the O.D on the original at 27mm and the new unit at 30mm. There is plenty of adjustability on the threaded end and it looks to be a good upgrade for a lifted Jeep.
I didn't use any special tools to remove the old unit. Just sort of tapped around the ball area with a hammer and it dropped out. I put the new track rod in at the ball stud end first. There was plenty of room to spin the track rod on its threads to get to the exact length so that it aligned back up on the end with the bolt and special flag nut.
I torqued everything up (60ft/lbs), tightened the locknut and put a bit of grease in the nipple. Job done.
I did not have any problems with my steering or death wobble or anything, but the track bar is something to look at if you do. I just wanted to replace it with a new and beefier unit.
Cheers,