Got done everything today feels great thanks folks
Hater can suck my b@ll$

 

Good to hear westly

 

[QUOTE=Westly7;51980932]Got done everything today feels great thanks folks



Glad to hear its fixed, did you do an alignment?

 

I still want to know the purpose of the bicycle tube and the zip ties I can't for the life of me think of what the "repair tech" was thinking when they did that Maybe they thought since the boot was busted and grease was leaking that would be a good way to seal it up? Some peoples kids. I'd call the guy I bought that truck from and direct him to Yotatech

 

Ksti no i didnt mess with pit arm on the steering tooth or adjust tie rods.so everything just like before just thigher

 

Luvmeye i think its not for seal it up but to reduce the play so i wont feel the clunk.they were tubes n zipties on both sides till the pass side ripped off n i feel the "clunk" but i drove like that for more than a year with tubes both sides n no clunk
When i bought it i saw those tubes were there but i didnt think of anything

 

An alignment would still be a good idea especially if you have decent tires. Different parts, different specs, etc. It was aligned probably a while ago and it was done when that part was still probably not new and if it was done when it was new, it's probably even further out of whack. The tires will tell you soon unless you measure. I'd wager a 100% guess it's out of proper alignment but as it sits it seems safe at this point. I'd give the ball joints etc. another wiggle to check for further wear before that time comes just in case. Either way, it's not a big deal. Coming from a fellow cheap guy, I'd do it just to save money on tires but I bet tires on that thing don't cost nearly as much as the tires on my 4x4 would so..... I get it

If your tires aren't ideal and you don't really care just align it when you are due for tires

 

Man, that is WRONG lol. I would never trust a zip tie and bicycle tube to reduce my clunk factor. It seems he may have done that just to sell it... The economy causes crazy things at times! (I'm going to blame the economy since the guy didn't tell you your steering was ready to fall off soon).

Just like I always say... "Even when my Toyota is broken, it still runs better than most cars."

That was a sketchy situation though and I'm glad it got handled. What all parts did you end up with for $270?

 

That had to be the wrong center link for this truck if PO used a rubber inner tube as spacers, that's a definite

 

Yea my front tires are bad from that problem,so since alignment will cost me some $$ so just wait for tires due which is very soon
I went drive it on highway today and it didnt pull or anything weird,speedbumps went fine without clunk or wiggle on steering wheel

 

If the rear tires are better, rotate them.

 

I went through the same thing recently. One of my lower ball joints was an aftermarket piece of poorly designed junk. Long story short the upper part of the ball joint DID NOT fit into the tapered cup part it was supposed to fit into. Well who ever put it in just torqued the bolts down leaving a 1/4" gap between the plate on the ball joint and the mounting surface of the knucle. It was like that for quite some time! I don't know how that truck made it as long as it did.

Needless to say I'm poor. I did that lower bj instantly. Then it turned out I needed the other lower bj, a pitman arm and an idler arm....

Did all that, already drove better.

Got an alignment, drove even better.

New tires, feels like a new car.

After I get shocks.... Gonna be a sweet ride!

You'll love new tires!

 

Parts
Idler arm $26 plus tax
Center link $58 plus tax
Tools (rent)
Slide hammer $80
Fork puller $15
3jaws puller $50
Return everything today
Got castrol 5 20w,oil filter n 5 different oil filter remover for my 240sx that ended up return 5 of them bc didnt fit
Im not sure how much i spent but i know my credit cd limit only $270 left and i kept using it till got declined

 

Ksti rears are new but once i got new tires i will move rears to front and rear got new one

 

I know a good fix for when that happens, try this JK lol

 

I may try that but I think black zip ties are stronger and I'll double them up for good measure

 

Lol

 

U might kill somebody even with double black zipties lol

 

Westly, that pic would make for a great new thread on "MacGyver Fixes Epic Fail"

 

It has to be one of the most epic "fail" repair pics I've seen in ages.

I do have to admit it was a little out of line to harass YOU for what somebody ELSE did.

That said, I'm glad you didn't wait and got it taken care of.

Another pic for the fail blog!