Front end check
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
Front end check
Do what he said, not what he ment to say. The King pins need to be checked that way.
John
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66F100s Rule
In the cool still quiet of night you can hear chevies rusting away.
John
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66F100s Rule
In the cool still quiet of night you can hear chevies rusting away.
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Joined: Oct 2000
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From: All over Texas
Front end check
There are a few things you should check. First, visually inspect the whole steering system to see if everything looks in order. Next, jack up the entire front end of the truck and grab hold and try twisting the steering linkages to determine looseness around the joints. Then do the tire thing mentioned above to determine king pin condition. Also look at the radius arm bushings, if they are original they definitely need replacement. If you are really industrious you can also replace the axle pivot bushings at the ends of your I-beams. That's just about everything until you get higher up into the other steering components. What it really boils down to is how the truck is handling and how old the parts are.
Good luck.
Good luck.
