DW on 10 bolt?

[thebigdaddyof2]

The alignment shop- that was a day I wish I could forget!

I told the "alignment specialist" in our area about my truck. I explained the situation and told him that I thought maybe my housing was bent. He agreed to look at it and guaranteed he could fix it.
(yeah, right)

I punched it and got on the highway before DW settled in. When I got to the shop, I took him for a ride around the block. When DW appeared, he reached for the dash with white knuckles!!

We went back to the shop and put it on the rack. He assured me that the housing was not bent but my problem was due to too much toe in. He set the adjustment to whatever spec was, I paid the fee and I went about my way. I no sooner got to the highway and guess what...violent shaking @35mph. Turned around and went back. Much yelling soon followed.

Long story short.
We tried 5 different settings of toe adjustment. No fix.
He finally set it back where it was- I believe 1/4" toe in. It's been set there ever since. He never fixed the problem- nor did I really think he would. He also wouldn't refund my money.
A learning experience I guess.

 

[scoutillac]

I've had it crossed up in the snow, rocks, mud. I've broken axles, pulled the used ram off rebuilt it, and modified the pump according to the west texas off road web site. This past weekend some fellow wheelers saw I was steering really easily crossing over some logs and stumps and asked how I did it. They has the usual arm strong assist like I used to have. I won't trade it for anything. There are pics of what I did on my web page listed below. Page 1 and the bottom of pg 5.

 

[rlhenry]

I'm thinking that when people replace parts like stabilizers and tie rod ends, those parts absorb the oscillation until they start to wear out. Once wear sets in, the parts are no longer able to handle it and DW returns. For instance, a good set of tie rod ends will mask DW for several months, but it will eventually return.

If the hydro-assist cylinder is robust enough, it may be able to dampen the oscillation much better than other parts for a longer period of time, hopefully on a permanent basis. I would liken it to an extra heavy duty steering stabilizer as far as it's dampening ability. It doesn't address the root of the problem, but at this point I'm only worried about controlling it.

It looks like I'll be visiting the West Texas Offroad site....

 

[scoutillac]

I tried something on a friends truck this past weekend. I bored the center of the high pressure nut on the back of the PS pump to 7/64. Then instead of making a big V notch all the way across the tip of the valve like WTOR I just put one little V notch on one side. Just big anough for a 1/16 of the edge of a dime to fit in. That truck turns those 35's like they are light as a feather. My buddy about wet himself he was so happy.