Mine is getting fluid film this weekend If the rain is gone. Then next weekend going for a professional detail to get ready for winter

 

We are just south the Petrified Forest NP but will be leaving for Camp Verde this morning for about a week.

Denny

 

In post #105 I had a little steering issue so I replaced the steering box. I called Red Head Steering and in 3 days I had a new box on my doorstep. Since then I have continued to have steering issues so I replaced the ball joints and the drag link, both these items failed Pa state inspection so they had to be replaced anyway. While the mechanic was in there and I told him to look for obvious bad parts, they found a bad u joint and the passenger side and the hub on the passenger side was in a billion pieces. Steering was a lot better but just not quite right. Now that the front end is nice and tight, this truck wanders all over the place. Rotated and rebalanced the tires, no change. Went to the dealer for an alignment, its within specs, in fact its perfect. I did not believe the Dealer so I took it to another shop who had an alignment rack big enough. Again perfect. Still wanders all over the place. The independent dealer took it for an extensive test drive and immediately said the steering box was bad. I told him it was brand new, less than 3 months old. He said everything else under the truck is perfect, it has to be the box. So i called Red Head on Tuesday for a replacement and it showed up today on my doorstep. I hope this is the problem. Oh, by the way, it wanders all over the place and if you take your hands off the steering wheel while driving, the wheel shakes back and forth like a washing machine but the front wheels are driving straight, weird.

 

I had a wandering problem and wobble after hitting a bump and it was a bad tire, it looked fine but I replaced it with the spare the problem was gone.

Denny

 

I replaced the battery in the truck today. Lights were looking a little dim, 4x4 wasn't working so I tested the battery and had only 10.8 volts. Time for a new one. Lights are brighter now and the 4x4 works, actually the transfer case motor was having a hard time moving with low voltage.

 

My battery died the other day at my brothers. It was starting harder lately but I just wasn't thinking about. New one makes it run like a champ.

 

Just a little note here, since lots of guys here use their truck only when they need it, a float charger really extends the life of the battery by years and years. Harbor Freight has 'em for $4 so there's really no excuse not to use it when your truck (or motorcycle, or ATV or boat, etc) sits.

 

Yea I've been meanin to get one. My truck will be goin into hibernation soon so I may just remove the battery.

 

My father found a guy selling Battery Tenders 10 at a time on Ebay. It was a good deal. I use em on my mowers and cars over the winter.

 

I keep a battery tender on our Harley Davidson when we aren't ridding. Which I need to get a new one now for our Harley after I get it fixed.
Trav

 

I ordered new front tires for the truck, BFG Rugged Terrian on Friday and got them put on today. Most of the wandering is gone. These Cooper AT3 tires really suck, no more Coopers for me. I still think it needs a new steering box however.

 

I never did like Coopers. I have Always liked BF Goodrichs and Goodyears. Other then that not many tires. I have had the BF Goodrich Rugged Trails in 235 75 R15 tires all the way around on our 85 Chevy van for 7 or 8 years now.
Trav

 

Check the adjustment of the steering box, and then flush and replace all the steering fluid with synthetic, like Mobil 1.

The fluid replacement got rid of a lot of wandering for me for whatever reason.

 

Just wanted to stop in and say Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !

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Mike

 

Back at you Mike