New Bird

[Pete Masterson]

The Panhard rod is named after Rene Panhard who founded the Panhard
et Levassor automobile company with Emile Levassor in 1890. His
automobiles won numerous races from 1895 to 1903 during which the
original Panhard rod (or track bar) was developed. This suspension
component provides lateral location of the axle, while allowing
vertical movement of the wheels, but restricting side to side
movement. It runs parallel to the rear axle, connecting one end on
the axle with the other end attached to the chassis on the opposite
side of the vehicle. (It really doesn't matter if it runs left to
right or right to left.) In general, the longer the rod, the more
desirable it is as it forces vertical movement in an arc. There are
other suspension designs that do not use Panhard rods, but they are
quite common on 'live axle' suspension designs.

So, please, it is not a "pan hard" rod, but a Panhard rod.

Thanks.

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA




On Sep 19, 2006, at 2:35 PM, w3www2oo wrote:

> <snip> especially the pan hard bolts and bushings.



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