D_engel

pitman arm is keyed. Its impossible for it to jump splines. Just saving you some time.

-spilly

thank you thats good to know


that was why i thought pitman arm but if what D_engel is correct it couldn't be the case. the odd thing is that the two fallowing times (One of which is in the video) my steering wasn't effected. still a mystery :(

dalearyous

any update?

sea bass post #8 was right on for me. on both sides the sway bar has chewed up that crossmember tube. i really need to cut it. HOWEVER, it is not the cause of my loud twang noise that happens. i think it might be a control arm but its damn near impossible to figure it out. for whatever reason, mine happens more frequent during or after a rain.

-spilly

So it looks like I have a few things going on. Front drivers coil is hitting that bolt in the coil bucket and front sway bar is scraping on that piece of tube poking through the frame. The sway bar isn't really an issue I'll chop that off, but what have people done to eliminate the bolt hitting the coil? I've never actually had an alignment but I centered the axle with a tape measure ages ago and it is still cantered by tape. I was thinking I could move the whole axle over a hair and see if the coil doesn't hit? It's so weird that I've wheeled it for so long like this end only now I'm hearing/seeing anything any suggestions?

rj'sjeep

loose control arms try lightning everything