I also had a similar problem when I first got on the road. Look for slop (&
wear) in drag link assembly, as well as, the tie rod ends & balls. My
steering box was ok (not great tight, but ok), but the balls on the Pitman
arm & the steering knuckle were egg shaped & I had one broken spring in the
drag link as well as cracks in the drag link (fatigued & stretching). I
replaced the balls with bolt-ins from Jim Carters & a new drag link (also
from Jim's) & without doing anything to the tie rod, it's magnitudes better
(oh, my kingpins were fairly new when I got the truck-about the only thing I
DIDN'T have to do!). If you see the need to replace the balls (with
bolt-ins OR press-ins) you need to take the Pitman arm & the steering
knuckle to a machine shop & have them grind a major portion off of the back
of each (to remove the mushroom lip that is on the back of the ball) & then
press the old balls out; this is not something you are going to do at home,
unless you have a BIG grinder &&&&& a 20+ ton H-press.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Davis <jsd51@hotmail.com>
To: architectmsu@yahoo.com <architectmsu@yahoo.com>;
oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 59 3600 that drives itself!
>Hey Wayne,
>
> I had a '71 fo*d that was the same way. Changed the king pins which
>helped a little bit but the real improvement came after rebuilding the
>steering gear box. If it's the king pins though you'll most likely need to
>have them pressed out and in.
>
> Jeff Davis
> '51 custom
>
>
>>From: wayne sellers <architectmsu@yahoo.com>
>>Reply-To: wayne sellers <architectmsu@yahoo.com>
>>To: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: [oletrucks] 59 3600 that drives itself!
>>Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 08:39:54 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>>Hello again. I haven't posted much to the list but I read it all the
>>time. I have a 59 3/4 ton that has always kind of gone where it wants
>>to go when you get up around 50 mph (especially when you hit a bump).
>>The other day though I picked up a load of gravel and I could barely
>>keep it in between the line at 25mph!
>>
>>I used to think it was probably just out of alignment, but now I'm
>>thinking the king pins are shot. I haven't ever dealt with that type
>>of thing. Any suggestions or pointers as to what changing them entails
>>would be very helpful. Of course, if anyone thinks it could be
>>something else that is easier to fix, please feel doubly free to offer
>>advice!
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Wayne Sellers
>>'59 3/4 ton "The Green Behemoth"
>>
>>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>>
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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