My new truck

[MrMarty51]

Easiest way to see the slop in everything but the ball joints takes 2 people. One person in the cab one underneath. Person in the cab starts it and turns the steering wheel back and forth fairly vigorously while the person underneath looks for movement in the joints, tie rod , pitman,idler etc.

Yup, run that scenario twice. Only thing that there was any slop in was the inner tie rod ends.
That was what I took it to the shop for, get those changed out.
Told the gal up front to make note, toe in only, do not mess with any other alignment procedures.

 

[Will L.]

When it’s just underbuilt- drastically overbuilding a replacement might be the answer. Finding one for a peterbilt or freightliner with those ends and just weld up your own link to attach them.

 

[dbrannon79]

My steering has about that much slop on the 95! grabbing and twisting on the drinkers side tire while rubber-necking to see underneath to see the drinker side of the center link go up and down with some twisting action.

 

[dbrannon79]

I think we probably derailed AK's thread LOL

 

[MrMarty51]

I think we probably derailed AK's thread LOL

Just wondering if it was a good and proper derailment ? ? ?

 

[dbrannon79]

Yuppers!

 

[Husker6.5]

I always liked the blown up railroad trestle scenes from the movies 'Two Mules For Sister Sarah' and 'The Bridge Over the River Kwai'.