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Old May 23, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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Gear Box Issue

Has anyone had this happen to them yet? I hope not, you should think about upgraded to the larger gear box with bigger diameter pitman arm and inner tie rod if you own a lifted truck and it is 4X4. No warning when it breaks but complete loss of steering.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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That sucks! You can tell it has been cracked for a while by the rust.

How fast were you going when it broke??
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Wasn't my truck I was just the lucky tech that had to work on it. Third one I had to repair with snapped off pitman shaft. Always a 4X4 truck that was lifted with oversize off road tires. I just hope the new gear boxes hold up. The dropped pitman arm needs to be replaced also.
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