Broken tie rod while driving !

Could just be me, but doesn’t that look a little dry in there to you?

 

And this is why i both get under the truck on my crawler at least every other week and have the shop that does the oilchange each month double check i didnt miss anything.

Had one crack on me once when i was test driveing a used car at a dealer. Ive been parinoid about them since.

 

Should have been bad enough to fail annual inspection. That did not get that bad overnight.

 

Grease everything once a week on older trucks.You get a good look at everything while you're doing it.

 

You did well, I've seen photos of another O/O truck where I'm currently working, his came apart in the yard and went through the inside wall of the other 385 steer tyre. He was not happy...

That was on a C501 tri drive kenworth too, but pretty old. Steer tyres were fairly new though.

 

No. Pliers give you more force to see a problem your hands might miss. You can also use a C-clamp to try and move them up and down. It's like using a bar to check your kingpins instead of just trying to wiggle the tire with your hands.