Steering hang ups.

hublocker · October 25th, 2003, 09:37 pm

I went up a logging road day before yesterday with a ton of those dug outs. Only this time the backhoe operator had left huge piles of gravel and mud in front of them so I had to climb these things in my stock 85 Nissan 4x4 pickup and high-centered quite few times and heard a few loud Bangs under there.

On the way home yesterday the steering suddenly locked up and I couldn't figure out why. I managed to pull over, at least I was off the freeway, and I noticed the inside of the wheel well had shifted over just enough to rub against the steering wheel flange and it was stopping me from making full turns of the wheel.

What shifted? The steering mechanism, the body of the truck or the frame? And why didn't it do until nearly 200 km later?

yoshi · November 2nd, 2003, 04:32 pm

God that sucks i think i would have to see it to tell what went wrong ( very weird )

hublocker · November 2nd, 2003, 08:41 pm

I bent the offending metal out of the way and just drove 1100 kms incident free so I hope it's fixed.

The inside fender panel had rusted away from its mounting brackest and shifted over.

October 25th, 2003, 09:37 pm	#1
hublocker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Van. BC, Canada Posts: 40	Steering hang ups. I went up a logging road day before yesterday with a ton of those dug outs. Only this time the backhoe operator had left huge piles of gravel and mud in front of them so I had to climb these things in my stock 85 Nissan 4x4 pickup and high-centered quite few times and heard a few loud Bangs under there. On the way home yesterday the steering suddenly locked up and I couldn't figure out why. I managed to pull over, at least I was off the freeway, and I noticed the inside of the wheel well had shifted over just enough to rub against the steering wheel flange and it was stopping me from making full turns of the wheel. What shifted? The steering mechanism, the body of the truck or the frame? And why didn't it do until nearly 200 km later?

November 2nd, 2003, 04:32 pm	#2
yoshi Soon to live in a box downtown in a alley Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South delta Posts: 444	God that sucks i think i would have to see it to tell what went wrong ( very weird ) __________________ Old truck1991 Nissan Pathfinder on 36" swamper SX Solid axle conversion Dana 44 front w/5.38 and locked Ford 9" rear w/5.43 and a posi 5.0 mustang HO motor New truck 1993 Ranger xlt 4L 5speed Dana44 disc / Ford 9" 37" boggers Newest Truck 1986 GMC 1 Ton 350/SM465/NP205 Dana 60 front/14 Bolt rear duel tanks/duel batts. Flat deck Maybe 40" soon

November 2nd, 2003, 08:41 pm	#3
hublocker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Van. BC, Canada Posts: 40	hangup I bent the offending metal out of the way and just drove 1100 kms incident free so I hope it's fixed. The inside fender panel had rusted away from its mounting brackest and shifted over.

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