As the WHEEL TURNS (or doesn't) continued steering saga
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Yeah, I get that. These front ends are not long for this world. Funny because everyone bad-mouthed "wimpy" IFS trucks back in the day but that's what lasts the longest.
Anyway, start with one thing: track bar. You might find that's enough improvement to tide you over. I almost bought ball joints too but mine are still good (!!!) after 273k. Glad too cause just the stuff I did took a week and wore me out.
I have found I put steering stuff in one bucket and drivetrain another. Had a shop do ujoints 9 years ago and they're still good. Had another shop do hubs five years ago, still good. Never considered doing steering stuff at that time.
Then I did steering 4 years ago and now again. Point is, I realize the whole front could use a "refresh" but that's just too daunting/expensive. So I do a thing here, a thing there. Keeps me just slightly insane.
Anyway, start with one thing: track bar. You might find that's enough improvement to tide you over. I almost bought ball joints too but mine are still good (!!!) after 273k. Glad too cause just the stuff I did took a week and wore me out.
I have found I put steering stuff in one bucket and drivetrain another. Had a shop do ujoints 9 years ago and they're still good. Had another shop do hubs five years ago, still good. Never considered doing steering stuff at that time.
Then I did steering 4 years ago and now again. Point is, I realize the whole front could use a "refresh" but that's just too daunting/expensive. So I do a thing here, a thing there. Keeps me just slightly insane.
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PSC are still around? Thought they stopped making boxes like a decade ago. Or at least for the 2nd gens. There were a lot of posts before 2010 about them being bad. Yeah, keep us posted. Go ahead and put it here as well.
Drove around tonight and the truck is definitely better. My rebuild on the track bar is awesome. It's even better than when new. Had no idea that is was so shot and rusted solid. The suspension is now so tight yet supple and smooth. And the tie rods are feeling better. I'll update after a few hundred miles.
Drove around tonight and the truck is definitely better. My rebuild on the track bar is awesome. It's even better than when new. Had no idea that is was so shot and rusted solid. The suspension is now so tight yet supple and smooth. And the tie rods are feeling better. I'll update after a few hundred miles.
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Yeah, I get that. These front ends are not long for this world. Funny because everyone bad-mouthed "wimpy" IFS trucks back in the day but that's what lasts the longest.
Anyway, start with one thing: track bar. You might find that's enough improvement to tide you over. I almost bought ball joints too but mine are still good (!!!) after 273k. Glad too cause just the stuff I did took a week and wore me out.
I have found I put steering stuff in one bucket and drivetrain another. Had a shop do ujoints 9 years ago and they're still good. Had another shop do hubs five years ago, still good. Never considered doing steering stuff at that time.
Then I did steering 4 years ago and now again. Point is, I realize the whole front could use a "refresh" but that's just too daunting/expensive. So I do a thing here, a thing there. Keeps me just slightly insane.
Anyway, start with one thing: track bar. You might find that's enough improvement to tide you over. I almost bought ball joints too but mine are still good (!!!) after 273k. Glad too cause just the stuff I did took a week and wore me out.
I have found I put steering stuff in one bucket and drivetrain another. Had a shop do ujoints 9 years ago and they're still good. Had another shop do hubs five years ago, still good. Never considered doing steering stuff at that time.
Then I did steering 4 years ago and now again. Point is, I realize the whole front could use a "refresh" but that's just too daunting/expensive. So I do a thing here, a thing there. Keeps me just slightly insane.
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Well, in that case, I recommend NOT adding washers like I did. While it stopped the roll, something else was binding or something. These new rods are much better, though still vague on center. Could be the box but it sure seems to not have play. I don't know.
PSC may be good, there was something up with them. I'm pretty sure they stopped making boxes for awhile. Maybe it was Borgeson that was getting the vitriol. In the end, everyone swore by Redhead which is why I went that route. Joke's on me, I guess. Point is, nobody has the perfect box so whatever you get will be a crap shoot.
Oh, and today I heard the pump whine again, just not as loud. I can live with this noise. The power assist seems decent and the steering was fine. There's still a VAGUENESS at center. It's not real sure of 12 oclock if that makes sense. But there's hardly any play so that's good.
I wonder if I should get a new intermediate shaft? The little ujoint has some play. . . .
PSC may be good, there was something up with them. I'm pretty sure they stopped making boxes for awhile. Maybe it was Borgeson that was getting the vitriol. In the end, everyone swore by Redhead which is why I went that route. Joke's on me, I guess. Point is, nobody has the perfect box so whatever you get will be a crap shoot.
Oh, and today I heard the pump whine again, just not as loud. I can live with this noise. The power assist seems decent and the steering was fine. There's still a VAGUENESS at center. It's not real sure of 12 oclock if that makes sense. But there's hardly any play so that's good.
I wonder if I should get a new intermediate shaft? The little ujoint has some play. . . .
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