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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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Minor front end help.

Could anyone tell me what this bar is called, yes all the front end part names confuse me because i dont change them often. Also the ammount of wiggle play it should have if hand grabbed and tried to twist/move and also if it is too loose which i believe it highly is, what exact steering effects would this give me? thanks guys.


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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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It is called a 'drag link' and they can be twisted some, that is normal. What you want to feel for is up and down/side to side movement at the end ball joints themselves.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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That's a drag link. There is a short one attached to the pitman arm and that long one. It should not clunk around when you pull it back and forth or you'll have a dead spot in the middle of your steering.

Edit: my typing is getting sloooowww...
 
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thanks for the info! lateley my steering has been like all over the road and the dead spot feeling like if i go to fast im gonna crash, i grabbed it and it would slam up and down and klink. time for a replacement!
 
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