NightRunner
Resident Junkman
Hello everyone,
My truck has been sidelined by what I thought was a bad ball joint(s) due to the fact my truck had a horrible passenger side wheel wobble while driving 30-65mph, but after closer inspection it appears the ball joints and pitman arm are fine but it's the idler arm that's about to fall apart. What entails removing a 2WD idler arm? I've seen a lot of 4WD replacement posts and videos but they appear to have a different setup than the 2WD counterpart as far as placement and access points goes. From what I can tell, removing the arm is as simple as removing the arm-to-frame bolts, removing the nut that connects the arm to the center link, pulling it and replacing it with new (after a night of soaking it in PB blaster of course).
Am I missing something here or is it that easy? Definitely ready to get my truck back on the road ASAP!
Thanks all!
My truck has been sidelined by what I thought was a bad ball joint(s) due to the fact my truck had a horrible passenger side wheel wobble while driving 30-65mph, but after closer inspection it appears the ball joints and pitman arm are fine but it's the idler arm that's about to fall apart. What entails removing a 2WD idler arm? I've seen a lot of 4WD replacement posts and videos but they appear to have a different setup than the 2WD counterpart as far as placement and access points goes. From what I can tell, removing the arm is as simple as removing the arm-to-frame bolts, removing the nut that connects the arm to the center link, pulling it and replacing it with new (after a night of soaking it in PB blaster of course).
Am I missing something here or is it that easy? Definitely ready to get my truck back on the road ASAP!
Thanks all!