Thread: STEERING TROUBLES

For some reason i recon when i put the new springs in i recon i will have to undo the steering tie rod as i doubt it will go on with the new springs ..But atleast i will have them here & ready,Or in the back for whoever,....

Originally Posted by agrojnr

Banjo if you just fix the steering stop then it would solve all the problems yes??

So why not just do that for now as it will stop the clamp hitting the spring.

If you don't fix that it will all most certain that it will touch the new spring

Adam

Just went & had a look at that & even if i fix & set it to the 12.5 mm its serposed to be it will still hit.. If i set it so that the bracket doesn't hit you would need a 3 point turn to just get around the corner..
Also jacked it up & put something under the steering arm on the passenger side wheel & gently lowered it & no movement..

I just can't understand how we could drive it around for a year or so with no trouble at all then this happens..

Is it posable to get a ball joint longer where it goes into the arm not the thread ????


Ah well someone will have fun trying to fix it once its gone...I'm clean out of ideas now...

Originally Posted by banjo

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Is it posable to get a ball joint longer where it goes into the arm not the thread ????
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If the ball and/or the upper seat wear, and the spring takes up the wear, then this would happen. But I can't imagine the amount would be very much.

John

Balljoints are all brandnew..
Managed to get the drivers side turn stop done ..
Need to drill the passengers side & use an extractor to get that one out so the drills on the charge now for in the morning....

Still for the life of me can't understand how we can drive it around for a year with no troubles now the bucket of **** wants to do this just about fully over it..

Is it posable that another model would have a higher arm that would clear to spring ????

None of my welds have broken or moved & there doesn't seem any evidance of any thing else moving so it ****s me ..

Now Fatty said she wont drive it unless its fixed properly as it would become an everyday car & she is in & out like a blue ass fly allday most days..

Now that i have changed the springs over the spring bracket is thicker on this one & when it hits you can see the rod move up over it now that can't be good..
And the power steering box hasn't moved..

Originally Posted by JDNSW

If the ball and/or the upper seat wear, and the spring takes up the wear, then this would happen. But I can't imagine the amount would be very much.

John

I thought i mite of been able to get a balljoint longer where it goes into the arm as that would lift the rod...

Originally Posted by banjo

Does yours hit aswell.

Yes it does

Well I was under mine changing a couple of tie rod ends today and I was looking at it and trying to work out what could cause it to hit. When I first put new springs on I had to change the second wrap from the front from vertical pieces with a bolt across the top of the spring to ones that wrap over the top of the spring because it was hitting the steering arm. I just took the bolt out, heated the verticals and bent them over. Anyway though, looking at it today I think the only way yours could be a problem is if the spring has sagged. There is no other way for anything to move if it was ok originally but isn't now. Nothing else moves up and down in relation to the spring it is hitting on that I can see. So replacing the spring should fix your problem.

TimJ.

Didn't pick up the spring today been stuffing around with those turn stops its amazing how much time such a little job can turn into, Ah well passengers side tomorrow & if i'm lucky i mite even get a start on the springs . . cant see the sense in getting them reset as i would probably only save $100 to $150 i'm getting the full set NEW for $500 & all the Ubolts as well. . . . they are MAXTRAX brand springs ....I already have the new shock's on.Borrowed the passenger side bottom arm to check it against mine to see if it was bent & its not . .
Should be interesting to see what happens once the new springs are on & if it fixes or stuffs it...Wont know untill we try . . . . .