On the way back from Coyote Lake last weekend, I broke the passenger knuckle studs, forcing the knuckle and wheel off the truck (destroying the knuckle bearings (SPC 3 degree bearings) and leaving me stranded. I ended up being able to load the truck onto a trailer and get it home.
Now I am planning to rebuild and want to figure out how to help prevent this in the future. My budget doesn't include Hellfire knuckles btw...
In my case, I believe the failure was due to the following:
Now I am planning to rebuild and want to figure out how to help prevent this in the future. My budget doesn't include Hellfire knuckles btw...
In my case, I believe the failure was due to the following:
- I bent my drag link a few months back
- On the trail this past weekend, going down hill slowly, I tried to climb a vertical 2-3' rock with the driver's front wheel. The truck didn't go up, it just shot the wheel hard left, SEVERLY bending the drag link
- After another mile of huge boulders, the drag link was bending all over the place and I couldn't even steer right.
- When we got back to the fire road, we straightened the drag link as best as possible and tried to take it easy. A few miles later, the knuckle studs sheared and the knuckle ripped off the axle.
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