$100 Wheel Alignment.
True story!
I went to a local well known shop about 4 months ago to have a wheel alignment done on my 1981 Dodge 2wd pickup after i changed the outer tie rod ends and a R.H. upper ball joint.
The truck drove very well after that (to be expected) and i was happy with the job.
The other day, i was turning around and when i turned the steering all the way to the left (for the first time i guess), the steering wheel "lurched" and it felt like the L.F. tire was hitting the frame or fender, but there was no noise at all.
I thought W.T.H.?
I looked under the truck and i easily found the problem.
I slid the 3/4" snap-on combination wrench off the upper control arm cam adjuster bolt.
I can't believe it didn't fall off in 4 months!
I'm keeping the $20 wrench and i'm not going back to tell them either!
Boy, am i ever good at diagnosing front end problems now, dontcha think? :cheers:
Tom.
True story!
I went to a local well known shop about 4 months ago to have a wheel alignment done on my 1981 Dodge 2wd pickup after i changed the outer tie rod ends and a R.H. upper ball joint.
The truck drove very well after that (to be expected) and i was happy with the job.
The other day, i was turning around and when i turned the steering all the way to the left (for the first time i guess), the steering wheel "lurched" and it felt like the L.F. tire was hitting the frame or fender, but there was no noise at all.
I thought W.T.H.?
I looked under the truck and i easily found the problem.
I slid the 3/4" snap-on combination wrench off the upper control arm cam adjuster bolt.
I can't believe it didn't fall off in 4 months!
I'm keeping the $20 wrench and i'm not going back to tell them either!
Boy, am i ever good at diagnosing front end problems now, dontcha think? :cheers:
Tom.
