Got a lot of play in the steering. Both tie rod ends are bad and the drag link ends are bad. Does anyone have the part#'s from napa for these parts.
Thanks for the help

 

Napa has a website...http://www.napaautoparts.com/

 

thanks ive got that one all ready

 

I'm trying to find parts that peole have used and are happy with. My camber is way out, my tie rod end are all messed up and the ends on the drag link are nice and lose. I have allready replaced the bad steering shaft with th U-joint one and i still have a lot of slop

Thanks again for the help

 

One more ??. Will just replaceing the upper and lower ball joints fix my camber problem or is there somthing else taht has to be done

 

Check the steering coupler on top of the steering box for wear.

Mine was all wore out and an $11 rebuild kit from the dealer solved the problem.

 

The ball joints will help and the camber adjustments on the upper control arms (at the pivot point) will do the fine tuning, as long as all the control arm bushings are in good shape. As far as part I go to either autozone or order them from RockAuto (they seem to be the cheapest I have found).

 

Are there barings in the pivot point that may be worn out also. Or are the ball joints all that are there at the pivot point?

 

What is the king bolt baring?

 

I think you're talking about the king pin bearing. One on top and one on bottom. And whats all of this talk about contol arms on your W350?

 

Ok thanks for the help. And i dont know what all the talk is about control arms on a W250. From the look of everything i am going to have to rebuild the outside of the axle . I hope it all goes fine. Is there anyone around the fort Reliy if i run in to a problem

thanks for all the help

 

These trucks have kingpin front axles, the upper has a steel cone and plastic cup with a preload spring, the lower is on a tapered roller bearing. There are no balljoints to be found. It's really quite bulletproof and reliable, but, when things wear out, you can have camber issues without any play in things. I'm pretty sure my truck needs lower bearings at this point, I did the upper bushings when I got it, and the camber is better, but still not 100%.

http://extremeaxlesales.com/dana60ki...ebuildkit.aspx
That's the kit for one side, going rate online is around that same price, most local parts stores are considerably more expensive.

Here's a pretty good re-build article:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...pin/index.html

 

Thanks you, that is the first time i have heard that kind of info, Now one more ? are the axles the same on all the first gen years 89-93?

 

The only difference is the wheel hub/locking hub style, as far as the axle itself is concerned, the steering and kingpins are the same on all the 89-93's, be it a 60 or 61.

 

here is another source for the king pin rebuild kits. you will need the 7/8 hex wrench that they offer if you do the rebuild.