Found my steering problem!
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Found my steering problem!
The fracture is right where the steering box attaches to the frame just on the bottom, not running up the side, so its not that hard of a fix.
We found it while we were adjusting the steering box, and i was checking the play in the steering, my dad saw the steering box move left and right-several inches- instead of the tires. So after a few seconds of looking underneath, thats what i found.
ok, those pictures didnt blow up like ones before did. ill see if i can get better ones up
Last edited by merccougar93; Aug 31, 2010 at 04:33 PM. Reason: bad photos
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yeah, that will be taken care of tommorrow, maybe the day after, but its not bad, ive got a 1/8" clip I can cut so span over it 4 inches on both sides with bolt holes i can puddle weld to the frame,shouldnt be a long fix
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Hmmm... can't find the official TSB for it at the moment...
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Hmmm... I guess engineering across the Big 3 is pretty much the same cuz I've read bowties have had the problem and even the newer Rams crack their frames. In fact for the Rams, there's a company that manufactures a brace that bolts to the steering box and transfers some of the load to the right frame rail.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep an eye on my rig.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep an eye on my rig.
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. i think it was poor "prior ownership". Ill see if i can find that TSB. Thanks for the heads up on that Bullit
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I tried looking, couldn't find it and gave up. I know Number Dummy has mentioned it a couple times in threads.
Going off memory, I believe the crack was welded and then a "plate" was bolted to the frame rail. Although I would weld the plate and not bolt it.
But to refresh, it was a very common problem for 2WD and 4WD trucks to crack the frame.
As a matter of fact, and I hate to admit it, but the frame on my truck has a small crack. Never knew about it until recently when I swapped in the manual tranny and noticed it when installing the z-bar brackets.
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Going off memory, I believe the crack was welded and then a "plate" was bolted to the frame rail. Although I would weld the plate and not bolt it.
But to refresh, it was a very common problem for 2WD and 4WD trucks to crack the frame.
As a matter of fact, and I hate to admit it, but the frame on my truck has a small crack. Never knew about it until recently when I swapped in the manual tranny and noticed it when installing the z-bar brackets.
Josh
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Its not as bad as the floor gets at the local Tastee Freez. Flour and milk thats been walked on all day gets pretty nasty.