Well i slid spun ended up in a ditch. Thought these were made tuffer. Snaped shaft off the steering box. Thought that was worse of it except for fender headlight damage . Lools like i bent where the tierod hooks to the steering knuckle. Ive never had to change one . Sorta got a idea of how . But not real shore. where the tierod hooks up looks like ita bent upward. I got a line om a steering box for 60 bucks . Anyone got one cheaper. Anyone wana be my hero and help me fix this shyt. Every time i fix the truck disaster happens. monday i replaced my gastank second one in 18 months forst one started leaking from spot welds. Just cant get ahead. Got 3 kids 3 dogs wife moneys tight. And need it driving as soon as possible. spent tax money buying wife a van and still need to tag title it. I live near scotsville off 29 amd rt 6 in schuyler on waltons mountain. Would a case of beer or two bring one or more of u to come help me get it back together. Getting to point im so close to junk8ng the dam thing . Please of anyone can help let me no
I'd love to help, but I'm a bit too far out of the way.
Sorry to hear you broke it.
BTW, Anything will break if you hit it the right way. They are still pretty tough trucks.
I hate to say it but if you thumped it hard enough to break the sector shaft on the steering box and bend the arm on the knuckle you might want to have the frame and A-arms checked on a frame rack. I can't see enough force to break the box traveling through there and not bending the frame or suspension. It would suck to get it all put back together and not be able to align it.
I hate to say it but if you thumped it hard enough to break the sector shaft on the steering box and bend the arm on the knuckle you might want to have the frame and A-arms checked on a frame rack. I can't see enough force to break the box traveling through there and not bending the frame or suspension. It would suck to get it all put back together and not be able to align it.
My only option is to put it together and hope ita good. Dont got the money to go get frame checkEd . The bracket the tierod conects to on the knuckle does that come off without haveing to take the whole knuckle asembly off. When i go out will take pics of what im talking about.
If I remember correctly there are two big bolts holding the steering arm on to the knuckle. The frame might look good but it doesn't take much to really mess up the alignment. I did a full size Chevy that had been t-boned years ago. It hit right on the drivers front wheel. All of the sheet metal lined up but the frame where the a-arms connected was pushed to the passenger side 3/4". You couldn't see it looking at the frame but if you stood behind the truck you could tell the tires didn't line up front to rear. Where I'm going with this is, with that much stress put on everything it's worthwhile to have it professionally checked there may be other damage you can't see. It would be really bad if other components failed while you had kids in the truck. We're it a trail rig no big deal. A daily driver is a different story.
I might be able to slide down there tomorrow afternoon to help assess the situation, but won't be able to wrench on it. are you gonna be around at 2:00? Got any pictures of the front of the truck? It's a 45 minute trek each way from my office in charlottesville, so I'd like to make sure that it the windshield time is worth it as I still need to get back to Harrisonburg by 4:30.
I work too
430 so that sucks but appreciated. Bought a steering box and arm today from a dude in Waynesboro for 70 bucks last night. Small chance I will be ho!e if I get fired for not going to work yesterday. What !makes things even better is my suburban started running like crap yesterday for no reason also. Life's against me . if I co!e back home I will post and let u no
What a fun night wreck at 520 get a ride at 630 go back trucks gone towtruck had picked it up and didnt have signal to call to find out where to bring it
Final one of the ditch. Steering box is already off. And stuff. Was hoping to get the box on it yesterday but dude wasnt able let me come get the parts till after 5. Nwow i dont no when ima get it on wite working and stuff and the weather thia weekend gonna be a real pain in arse
I'm off work today because of weather anyone wana come help me get this old pitman arm off and get this steering box on right today. I got half fith of birddog peppermint moonshine and fith of Yukon jack jackaple to keep us warm
Steering bozx is in and bolted still need to hook the lines up. Discoverd the middle bar that goes between the tierods in the center is bent on driver sIde cant turn wheels left. Been disaster of a week. Wrecked yota. Suburbans starter took a s*** yesterday. bought a 2000 chevy conversion van full size. 5.7 vortec. Rebuilt trans new radiator exc. And discoverd watterpump leaking. Got the pump today hope to install it tomorow praying dont have to pull radiator.hopeing once fans off it. And its unbolted i can slip it up between other pylleys and radiator. Then drive to waynesborror to carltons house and buy a whole steering rod setup tie rod to tierod for 60 then come back and install it. trucks at ikes country store on walton mountain. If anyone wants to make me a offer on it ide sell It. done lots of work overnpast two years to it. Bunch new parts.
Well replaced steering box. Had bent center shaft between tierods. And the bracket the tierods conect to on driverside was tweaked to hell. Got the steering box for 60. And a conplete tierod setup from driverside to passenger side. Includeing idler arms and aftermarket stabalizer looks like a monroe for 60. Got it together driving straight steering wheels alittle off center but otherwise good to go. Now dud wants 25 for a white fender and 45 for a chrome grill
