What do mean catastrophic failure ? Would it not take a significant blow by something to do that in real time ? How could that go unnoticed
So your trying to compress the ball joint a little bit ? I'm trying to properly understand how to prevent any future incidents
You use the pilers just to avoid crawling under and grabbing the tie rods with your hands ? What are you looking/listening for when tapping the...
I noticed a bit of grease, but had thought it seemed to be lacking
It was a freightliner in Canada. '06
I had a tie rod come apart!! At first I thought I had lost a steer tire or something crazy, but thankfully I was able to safely stop. I literally...
Overheating was one of my concerns, I know it can't be good for the gear oil at the very least. I also read a few people say their trucks would...
I have never dared to engage anything unless I'm at a complete stop, though I did read today a number of people in other threads saying you can....
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This is exactly what I was hoping to hear. I pride myself on treating any truck I drive as if it's my own, so I found myself dwelling on this...
I was driving a tandem Kenworth tank truck, unloaded (Early to mid 2000's I believe) and got stuck in a snow filled yard. I had to lock up the...