Looks like that truck plays in the wet dirt a lot. That means severe duty and needs grease more often then most.
Broken tie rod while driving !
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Non paved roads beat up on parts harder then paved roads do so life expectancy of parts is lower.
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What do mean catastrophic failure ? Would it not take a significant blow by something to do that in real time ? How could that go unnoticedRideandrepair Thanks this. -
Looks like the socket just wore out. I’ve always just checked them for movement while turning the wheel back and forth. Any slop shows up. I often turn the steering shaft by hand while watching the pitman, drag link, and tie rod end for play, same as a DOT Officer would. Passengers side Cant be seen though. Need 2 people. Maybe that’s how it got overlooked if it was sloppy. I think I’ll check mine using channel locks occasionally. Trucks a 2000, all original front end. I don’t have a problem with a easy moving joint, as long as there’s no slop or play. I’ve had a drag link go bad twice, on other Trucks. Each time I caught it right away, with minimal slop. I dare say, a tiny amount of slop could still pass a DOT inspection.
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