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Getting ready to rebuild my front end (91 W250)

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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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Well, hard to say...ha. My truck seems a little...unruly...sometimes, so I'm not really sure yet. It didn't pop and clunk on sharp slow moving corners, though...which is definitely an improvement.
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Subliminal
Well, hard to say...ha. My truck seems a little...unruly...sometimes, so I'm not really sure yet. It didn't pop and clunk on sharp slow moving corners, though...which is definitely an improvement.
Yeah, mine always felt real good, except the death wobble. Did the plastic bushing on top look ok? My lower pin was cracked on the right side, definitely needed to be replaced...Mark
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 07:17 AM
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Actually, the king pin setup was really nice on mine, except that upper king pin was finger tight. The cone looked ok, all the bearings and what not looked good. My drag link was fubared and the tie rod ends were loose, but that's about it.

I still need to do the pass. side kingpin setup and u joint (drivers side u joint was good on three sides and rusty dust in the 4th).

You've got about 2x the mileage as I do. I'm right at 160k right now.
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Subliminal
Actually, the king pin setup was really nice on mine, except that upper king pin was finger tight. The cone looked ok, all the bearings and what not looked good. My drag link was fubared and the tie rod ends were loose, but that's about it.

I still need to do the pass. side kingpin setup and u joint (drivers side u joint was good on three sides and rusty dust in the 4th).

You've got about 2x the mileage as I do. I'm right at 160k right now.
I cannot imagine how that thing got loose. It is torqued tp 600 ft lbs at the factory. I wonder if someone replaced it and forgot to torque it...Mark
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 07:25 AM
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That would actually be my guess, too.
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