Well im sure you guys have heard of the relay rod/center link/drag link recall on the trucks. My 86 pickup is unfortunatley not part of the recall. My relay rod is in horrible condition.

Heres the damage

Close Up

Look at the wheel, nice and crooked a little.


Needless to say, my friends at moog hooked me up with one for $100 and im gonna go ahead and replace the steering stabilizer while im in there. I cant wait.

 

better start soaking those bolts with pb blaster

 

Do you think its safe to drive it? I work 20 minutes away from home and have no other form of transportation. I am gonna buy some more pb when i get the chance. I really dont think there'll be a problem, Im using an impact to do it.

 

well put it like this say your driving to work you hit a pot hole at 45mph and it snaps and now you have no steering soo would you drive it ?

 

To quote Ralph Nader: "Unsafe At ANY Speed"....

DUDE! Fix that thing!

 

Thanks guys. I think I can borrow my brothers car for a week. I am putting new tires on his car after all. Im gonna let this one sit right where its at for now.

 

I did all new tie rods on mine and the old ones weren't that bad looking at 236K miles. I hate surprises at speed. Check out all your tie rods while you're at it. And your idler arm looks pretty rusty...makes me wonder what shape it's in internally. Fortunately, it can be rebuilt pretty cheap.

Auto parts are cheaper than hospital bills, lawsuits and caskets.

 

I just replaced my tie rod ends not even 6000 miles ago. I checked them and they were fine. The idler arm is just dirty. Im sure its ok.

 

I cant believe this dang center-link is taking forever and a day to get here. I still have an out of commision truck.

 

Is there a quick fix you guys can think of? I really want my truck back but www.theautopartsstore.com HASENT SENT ME THE PART YET. Apparantly they dont understand the need for me to have this truck. Im really getting annoyed.