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[Delancy]

I just went out and checked my truck. At full lock to the left I have about 3/4" gap and at full lock to the right a little more at about 1". This is just an eye ball guess. The slight increase in size of the HD rod would not create that kind of interference.

I think you need an axle. Most likely why you had so many drive shaft issues and could even be responsible for the diff failure as the inner shafts are likely out of alignment and binding heavily under load.

I've never had a diff failure, nor any signs of, but have had multiple drive shaft configurations/issues.

This hasn't been wheeled hard enough, in my opinion, to have bent an axle, but I've only owned for a year and 6k, so can't say with certainty.

Wouldn't a frame shop have means to check?

If this is the case, would a built housing make more sense than replacing with OE, IF it's from wheeling, or a cost/strength perspective?

Have access to a front housing, now, if that factors into a logical answer.

 

[NLXTACY]

I've never had a diff failure, nor any signs of, but have had multiple drive shaft configurations/issues.

This hasn't been wheeled hard enough, in my opinion, to have bent an axle, but I've only owned for a year and 6k, so can't say with certainty.

Wouldn't a frame shop have means to check?

If this is the case, would a built housing make more sense than replacing with OE, IF it's from wheeling, or a cost/strength perspective?

Have access to a front housing, now, if that factors into a logical answer.

Are you the original owner? Anything could have happened before you got it.

 

[Delancy]

Are you the original owner? Anything could have happened before you got it.

No. Never any indications of damage, as far as CarFax was concerned and both POs were elderly......but I have uncovered little things that were misrepresented from Grandpa, so anything is possible.

 

[NLXTACY]

Would be pretty amazing if it turns out to be the case. After reading your novel...er I mean thread...I was wondering the whole time if something was forgotten. Rick took it a different direction and its pretty compelling.

 

[Delancy]

Question is, how to determine?

You'd think that've been uncovered when doing axle work, if it was dramatic enough to cause these issues, and guy doing knew what to look for.

 

[thelal]

What was rough price on ...new window seals and door gaskets..
Thanks

 

[Delancy]

What was rough price on ...new window seals and door gaskets..
Thanks

Don't know on gaskets. Waiting on CDan to process.

Looking for the exterior sill invoice, now.

The window runs were $225 front and rear.

 

[Delancy]

Axles not bent, according to a laser.

Know nothing else at this point, but have a plan formulated based on this development.

 

[NLXTACY]

You know gravity can bend laser light. Have you calibrated?

 

[landtank]

There is something not right with that axle. I've dealt with a bent axle and I honestly couldn't see anything obvious. It was more of just things not adding up right

After swapping out the housing the tow needed about an inch of adjusting and the truck started to drive perfect.

Good luck with it.

 

[Delancy]

You know gravity can bend laser light.

Only the gravity capable within a black hole.......which my builds become for cash.

There is something not right with that axle.........

Good luck with it.

Not sure what it is yet, Rick, but it will be figured out.

If it turns out being the housing, have a line on OE or option for built.

Have had a few conversations today that hold promise to the overall future, and think it may be back on track and not completely abandoning the current course.

For now, will install Radflo's, establish communication on rear coils for 25" rear H to FW measurement and swap, plus get a few things coming.

I need all the luck I can get, but feel relatively lucky already, since both unconnected shops suggested the same things and neither stand to benefit, monetarily speaking, since neither think there's much benefit to completely re-linking, considering where I'm already at.

 

[Delancy]

Another note.

Think it's been national news but Oklahoma has been ravaged by tornadoes the last two days, the latest today hitting Moore.

I will never forget the day, nor destruction I saw in the days after, in spring of 1999 where the fastest wind speeds ever recorded on the earths surface hit the exact same city.

They say this is worse, possibly the worst ever, with thirty square miles of what looks like a war zone, left in the aftermath......along with the lives 24-30 K-3rd grade kids.

Don't care what you call it, be it a moment of silence, reflection, or the same as I, prayer, any afforded to the victims would be in order and appreciated.

 

[fstbll42]

Agreed. I am a new member (94 LC) but live in Broken Arrow, OK. Thoughts and prayers go out to all that were affected.

 

[Delancy]

I am a new member (94 LC) but live in Broken Arrow

Welcome to Mud

Chris Delancy, here.

Several of us in the greater metro area. Good group of guys. Some wheel, some just love LCs. (Or PP LCs in my case).

Mud's an excellent resource, to say the least, but say goodbye to expendable cash.

See me in this, occasionally, out south



Tool around town mostly in this.






If you need anything, don't hesitate to holler.

Chris

 

[Delancy]

PP 80s Now Fa(cebook)mous

 

[pzary3233]

Been reading this thread for some time with great interest - Mostly a Lurker.

To check your housing for being straight get a pair of known straight and true wheels. Hang them on the axle and measure in a few different areas. Turn your wheels (thus the axles) and measure again, this will check your axles for straightness. You can use a tram gauge to measure the axle it's self if you have access to one or build your own. This is what we do for checking our housings before we build them. A good frame shop can check out your axle for you as well - shouldn't be more then a few hours labor. Regular body shops tend to not have the equipment as they farm that stuff out to a frame shop. If you ever get to the Memphis area I can recommend a few.

My axle is bent so bad from a college student and a pole that I can actually see the bend in it when the truck is on the ground. Anything could have been hit/be possible.

 

[Delancy]

Been reading this thread for some time...

It takes a while, I'm sure.

A good frame shop can check out your axle for you as well - shouldn't be more then a few hours labor.

I don't think it's bent, but if the next alignment doesn't show major changes in the steering, from previous, have spoken to local shop about checking a few things.

Having seen the same housings abused on minis, I'd think there'd have to have been some indications of an impact when removing the OE arms, yet it didn't appear they ever been removed.

When I purchased and in OE form, steered better than my F350 when it was new, so betting the indications that prompted the expressed concern are something else I've screwed up.

I can see how the stops not being correctly set would allow the steering to pass an usable angle, then pushing the tie rod closer to the diff.

Will be sure to update all findings once its realigned and do appreciate the input.

Off topic, which is irrelevant on this thread, but my maternal family is from a small immigrant farming community outside of Marion called Crawfordsville, and most remaining now live in the suburbs of Memphis.

Haven't been back in the many years since both grandparents passed, but can still taste the pre-commercialized Corky's dry baby backs when thinking about Memphis.

 

[pzary3233]

Yes, Crawfordsville is where my Wife's family originally had their salvage yard right off I55 next to the old Copart Lot. So I've spent a bit of time overthere. Now we're just south of Memphis in Mississippi. You're right about Corky's.... The commercialized Corky's is not good at all... Next time you're in the area I'll give you a list of the hole in the wall BBQ joints you can't pass up.

Well it sounds as though your issue with the axle is one of the parts, rather then the actual housing being bent. Usually when a housing is bent the axle will not be easy to get in... That would have been noticed when the front end was being rebuilt.

 

[Delancy]

I had to look it up, since it sounded so familiar.

Thought that was Marion, but guess it splits the difference between the two. Talk about a trip down memory lane.

My grandmother's family was from Marion and her brother inherited just about all the land in this pic.



Except for a small sliver that was split between his daughters, here.



I recall the uproar, myself included, when my grandmother and her last surviving sister sold that for ~$300k, if memory serves, under the veil of secrecy, to not leave for either of their kids'
(lots of kids. Have 6 aunts/uncles. Italians are always horny, plus kids made good indentured servants/cotton pickers) to have to separate.

They was at farmland prices in the early to mid 90s, but probably worth ten times, minimum, what they sold for.

I looked up map and can't believe the entire two mile stretch is now developed. Been years since I've been through there.

Crazy.

Had heard Corky's sucked now. Still don't want to believe it.

On the housing, Robbie Antonson rebuilt as part of a major wrenching late last fall, and reported no indications of deformation.

Think my tie rod issue is my doing, possibly during PS gearbox swap, but we'll see soon enough.

 

[Delancy]

No Disney Rocks this weekend.




Anyone that's been there knows how deep the valley is, that's now a torrential river.

aikrilo is there with pooterman if anyone's interested in the trails.

He said they're dry.