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yeah..Lots of play
Would a new idler arm help tame some of this left right play? Obviously there's too much in the pitman arm too but, I know I've had worse in the past and things were never this shaky..
Doesn't make sense...
My entire front suspension was trashed a couple of years ago. Although the truck handled like a boat, it never shook....
Weird...I was just logging in to note that, after looking over my records, the idler arm bracket is a Duralast Gold from Autozone and the idler arm is an AC Delco from Amazon.... I think I had planned on using my original bracket and had to run up the road to get the bracket once I realized it was a bad idea...looks like the idler arm PIVOT is worn to me. The arm itself looks ok, to me. I guess money determines if both get replaced.
the slop in the pitman arm/gearbox isn't as bad but still there....
Idler arm at the box has some movement when shaking 3&9...
Any play is too much play. Stop dorking around and fix it.Would a new idler arm help tame some of this left right play? Obviously there's too much in the pitman arm too but, I know I've had worse in the past and things were never this shaky..
Yeah many shops....fill in whatever you want here...I could start with a couple negative stories but that would be for another thread...lolMany shops
wonder if checking this place out wouldn't be a bad idea? Could maybe steer me in the right direction if nothing else?..heh
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I agree...But I just started looking last Wednesday because I've noticed hwy speed shaking that wasn't there before...and have been using the truck the whole time. CV axles needed to be replaced because of slinging grease for better part of a year...Clicking when turning sharp.... so I replaced them....you’ve been fighting with the diagnosis for too long by the sounds of it.
Guess my obsessiveness isn't translating to my wording or thread ... Of course I'm going to replace it. A few posts above I said I'm going to take advantage of the lifetime warranty. It's already here and is another arm in case the Delco one doesn't make it off in good nick..Any play is too much play. Stop dorking around and fix it.
thanks...I do think something is going on with my ride height but can't picture how a body lift has anything to do with how the end links are. I'm thinking my z height is off...bigger tires or something...idk... bigger sleeve would work....just trying to figure out why ...tires?body lift? control arms or torsion bars not set right?...back burner for now....You had asked about the sway bar. It needs to be level when the vehicle is on a level surface with the suspension loaded. Since you lifted it and you have stock end links, it isn't level like it should be.
Yeah there's no more popping... The earlier 12 & 6 play were loose ball joint nuts....Popping while turning is usually indicative of CV axles. But that wouldn't really cause excessive play like this.