Wow that really sucks man. I hate the mail. It always ends up screwing you

WTH would have been so hard for them to throw the wrench in the same box as the other stuff so it all went UPS? I don't get it

 

I know, right?

The only thing I can think of is that they shipped from multiple locations or something.

Aw well...suuuure would be nice to get the truck back on the road before the weekend ends, but it isn't looking that way.

 

sorry to hear. This is why I never start a job before I have all the parts :S

 

You can't source something local?

 

check your local driveline shop PTO shafts are 7/8" hex I got about a foot from the scrap pile and bent my own wrench.

 

Actually, the tool DID come yesterday in the mail:



Thing is no joke. Ha. Honestly, I'm just glad it arrived.



I actually managed to get it all back together today. Did the drag link and the tie rod ends, too. Just have to do the other side and I'm good to go!

Oh, and I need to align the front end, too.

 

How are you going to set your toe in? I just did my front end also and I just wanted to get it close enough for a trip to the alignment shop. What I did was strap 2 straight edges to the front wheels, jacked up the front end and adjusted the center link until the difference between the front of the wheel and the back is 1/16". I have never tried this and got the idea from a Porsche 912 site. I am still waiting on my rear disk brake conversion to arrive, so I have not test driven it yet.Mark

 

That will get you close enough for a shop trip but you can do it your self with good results

The camber specs for these trucks is -1 to +1, with a preferred setting of 0 degrees.
Caster: +1/2 to +3 1/2, +2 preferred.
1/8" Toe in

 

How? ...Mark

 

I'd rather just pay the $120-$130 to have it done and never have tires that wear on the inside/outside.

I HATE seeing vehicles coming at me with the bottom of the tire out, or when you see one in a parking lot that's been like that for so long the cords are coming out of the front tires on the inside only......Ford explorers and the 80-90's Ford trucks with independent front suspension are really bad about the toe.

 

I am with you, I just wondered if the toe in is close enough for the trip. How is camber set on the d60 anyway?...Mark

 

Caster can be adjusted by changing tapered shims that are put between front axle pads and spring brackets.

 

Thanks, the only thing I should have changed is the toe in. The alignment was always good, with good even tire wear and a terrible death wobble......Mark

 

Yeah, I'm with you, toe is probably the only thing to worry about...and that's not too much of a worry.

I need to do a better job with mine, and will probably get it aligned eventually, but I pulled the tie rod off and measured to the center of each end...then when I put the new ones on I kept the same measurement (which was 54 1/2 inch).

I want to double check using the method above, though...but I did drive it to work this morning. Steering wheel is still off about 30 degrees, which kind of pisses me off a bit, but I guess I'll just fix that, too.

 

Just get everything right in front. then remove the steering wheel and put it on straight. That is what they do at the shop, I think. Did the front end feel better?...Mark