Trackbar hitting oil-filter

[007]

Has anyone else have issues with the adjustable trackbar hitting the oil-filter? I am talking about mostly the clamps of the adjustable trackbar. I have the small oil-filter 0339 installed And a steersmart yeti xd adjustable trackbar.

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[RubiSc0tt]

my XR is still stock suspension, but when I was poking around under there last week and saw the oil filter, I was actually wondering about this, and the suspension cycle under extreme flex..

Also how the hell experienced 392 folks do oil changes? or if they just write it off and have a dealer/ shop do it because it's a pain in the ass.

 

[Left Field]

Has anyone else have issues with the adjustable trackbar hitting the oil-filter? I am talking about mostly the clamps of the adjustable trackbar. I have the small oil-filter 0339 installed And a steersmart yeti xd adjustable trackbar.

I've got the Steersmarts Yeti adjustable track bar also with no issues reagrding oil filter contact.

This is with the Wix OEM equivalent filter (57060) which is 3.5" tall. The clearance from the track bar to the filter is about 4-1/8"; my axle up travel with stock bump stops is about 3-5/8" as shown after a recent outing that drove the axle solidly into the bump stops. Sorry about the angled picture of the shock measurement - a straight-on view gave the 3-5/8" measurement.

The track bar clamps appear offset enough left-right that they won't contact the filter.

The resulting clearance is about 1/2". Enough for the stock filter but might be an issue with larger options.

LF

 

[Left Field]

my XR is still stock suspension, but when I was poking around under there last week and saw the oil filter, I was actually wondering about this, and the suspension cycle under extreme flex..

Also how the hell experienced 392 folks do oil changes? or if they just write it off and have a dealer/ shop do it because it's a pain in the ass.

A few things that have helped me make the oil change pretty manageable:

1) Jack up the frame of the vehicle a couple inches to droop the suspension - that gives more room to work. I reach in from behind to remove & install the filter.

2) Removing the oil filter drip spout can make filter access considerably easier. In my experience it provided little to no useful function.

3) A retired 9x9 baking pan set on top of the track bar has allowed me to catch the filter oil without making a mess. At least sometimes

LF

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