Was taking off my tie rod to straighten it and I found a castle nut missing a cotter pin on the TRE
The nut wasn't finger loose but it wasn't real tight either! Came off like buttah. Might be unrelated and maybe it's the close-enough alignment I did (toe is set to neutral) but that semi death-wobble at 45 - 55 MPH is gone
Note to self: ALWAYS double and triple check work
Coulda realllyyyyy hurt bad
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Coulda realllyyyyy hurt bad
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Re: Coulda realllyyyyy hurt bad
Had that happen to me a few years back.
The heep suddenly had no steering after a rest stop on the trail. I'd forgotten to put a cotter pin in at the pitman arm and the nut backed all the way off causing the drag link to pop off the pitman arm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The heep suddenly had no steering after a rest stop on the trail. I'd forgotten to put a cotter pin in at the pitman arm and the nut backed all the way off causing the drag link to pop off the pitman arm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can't bolt on experience!!!!!!
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Re: Coulda realllyyyyy hurt bad
I hate it when that happens. FjR68