I think it was loose, one of the bolts was missing and I never used loctite obviously. In theory you shouldn't need to adjust it but I could smash the tie rod too.....
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I think it was loose, one of the bolts was missing and I never used loctite obviously. In theory you shouldn't need to adjust it but I could smash the tie rod too.....
@muddysub spotted what looked like the same slip on my suburban when we were at the trailhead for Gemini bridges, and at first I thought my clamp had slid, too. In fact, the clamp was tight and the ram had backed the tie rod off of the jam nuts. Simple fix at the time.
The setscrew idea makes sense, and also consider double checking that the clamp is acting on the tie rod in a way that tightens the threads on rod end rather than (as in my case) loosens them.
Great photos. Better truck.
David
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I'll ride shotgun!
brokenparts
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lol
I was on the fence about installing a removable door in my bed floor for easy pump replacement however after all the pump fiasco's at BB I decided to make it a priority.
I picked up another delco pump and I bought this inspection cover intended for marine use:
and I'm leaning toward buying a bender for the cage rather than buying a cage or paying someone to build one for me.
Bend and build for the crawl and haul...
Initially I was thinking it's not too hard to unbolt the bed, lift it up with the jack to access the pump. However it's a lot easier to open a access hatch and just swap it out. Also, it's not a question IF it will need to be replaced, it's a matter of WHEN it will need to be replaced.
I was just going to cut out the panel and put some flat steel under with some weld nuts on them. That way the floor would still have the ribbing and blend in.
