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03-26-2004, 02:50 PM
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Front End Ubolts
that hold the spring perches on. Are they special or do most auto parts stores carry them? I was coming back from lunch into the parking lot at work and made a left turn and bamm. I heard something break. I couldn't straighten the front end with the steering wheel. The one on the front of the right side snapped off. I guess I should be glad I wasn't going down the interstate. Any answer would be appreciated. Kerry
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03-26-2004, 03:18 PM
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Is that a 4 wheel drive?
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03-26-2004, 03:25 PM
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two wheel drive
I guess I am lucky that I wasn't going very fast. Kerry
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03-26-2004, 03:54 PM
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Ive herd of this happening to others. Apparently you can lose control of the truck. If these u-bolts are original they should be replaced. I will be doing mine asap.
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03-26-2004, 05:08 PM
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check out this thread
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=break and this one ... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=80819 should have all the answers ... I am almost rebuilding the front end .. maybe next week ... |
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03-26-2004, 10:38 PM
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Wow I thought I had read every post so
far guess that the important one was the one I missed. I found a replacement U bolt at the local 4x4 shop. Now that the truck is home, I am going to have Pro Trucks make me three more. Thanks guys for the input. What happened was scary to say the least. Everyone needs to check their truck. When I pulled the broken one off, I found out that it had a crack that finally caused the bolt to break. It was rusted half way through, so it had been that way for along time. Kerry
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