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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: GreyMichFX4 on April 13, 2014, 05:33:54 PM
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I finally figured out why the truck didn't feel like it was handling right after I hit that pothole and took out the right rear tire a couple weeks ago.
I heard a loud pop today and when I looked this is what I found.
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/dsq1975/IMG_20140413_171137_362_zps796a1df2.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/dsq1975/IMG_20140413_171156_680_zpsa6576c5c.jpg)
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Holy busted main leaf Batman! Yea, that would do it. I'd still check the alignment though. If it was a hard enough hit to brake the main leaf, it may have done some other harm too.
BTW, make sure you replace the U-Bolts. I popped one on the F-550 on the last plow run. It had rusted right through. I talked the boss into replacing all four while we were under it. One can only imagine whet would happen if I didn't hear it go and kept plowing until the other one let go. That would have been a sure roll over.
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It's going to a friends shop tomorrow and he's going to make sure nothing else is wrong with the truck.
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It's going to a friends shop tomorrow and he's going to make sure nothing else is wrong with the truck.
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What abut the loose nut behind the wheel? :funny:]
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It's going to a friends shop tomorrow and he's going to make sure nothing else is wrong with the truck.
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What abut the loose nut behind the wheel? :funny:]
It's stripped.... :uugly:
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Glad you found it before pulling any kind of load!
Mine was the exact same thing, the main was busted, but the centering pins on both sides were still fine.... :crazy:
Mine wasn't too much coin to get it all fixed an re-aligned.
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It's stripped.... :uugly:
TMI, not something I needed to image right after eating supper. :wow:
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oh snap....errr bad comment.
At least Steve didn't call you Tony...
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oh snap....errr bad comment.
At least Steve didn't call you Tony...
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Nice! :redneck:
This is true.....
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My buddy just called and told me the drivers side and passenger side main springs are broken. :dope:
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Crap !!!!
Still cheaper than a new truck is the way I look at it.
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Spring packs cannot be too expensive right?
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My buddy just called and told me the drivers side and passenger side main springs are broken. :dope:
Wow, that had to have been one heck of a pot hole, unless they were already close to popping. I pinged a few buddies back home with PSD's after I found out about mine and it seems to be a fairly common thing :dunno:
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Most of its labor I'm only relplacing the main springs and it's going to cost around $700. The truck has 212,000 on it and has had a trailer behind it since day one so I'm fairly impressed how this truck has held up.
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$700 doesn't sound too bad, mine was $450 for the one side and alignment. Labor is a bugger.
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Got the truck back today and the springs must have been broken for some time before I hit the pothole. The ride quality is night and day.
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Awesome, glad to hear it's back to the way it's meant to be.
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Definitely good to hear!
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Awesome...
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