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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

Where did my steering go?

  1. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #2618 Jun 2008, 5:13 PM

    Tom, are you coming on the Rubicon? Is the steering fixed acceptably?

    Kathleen and Brad
  2. Justin Subscriber
    #2718 Jun 2008, 7:47 PM

    We just got Tom all fixed up. He had a cracked pitman arm. 😲 😲 Put a new one on and Tom drove it and says his steering is still not returning to center and his turn signal doesn't self cancel. A quick drag link adjustment and he is all back to normal. 😎 😎

  3. Guest former user
    #2818 Jun 2008, 9:15 PM

    Uhhh...yep...I'm good to go. I will be there on Sunday Morning. I wil be leaving with Subgroup 4A at an unknown time, possibly before noon. Subgroup 4A may be a few LJ's (Bill, Justin, and I). See you all at Buck Island, or when we catch up to you. Channel 10, I sound like Donald Duck.

  4. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #2918 Jun 2008, 9:40 PM

    I am subgroup 4b, departing early Monday AM, and meeting everyone at the springs - or sooner!

    Kathleen and Brad
  5. Guest former user
    #3018 Jun 2008, 10:10 PM

    Are you taking the JK?

  6. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #3118 Jun 2008, 10:22 PM
    "1tom2go" wrote: Are you taking the JK?



    I still need to do three things and wait for my sliders to get here. It looks like Dusy will be run #1, or possibly Triple Trail.



    Items left:

    re-gear

    t-case protection

    Evap canister relocation

    Kathleen and Brad
  7. Guest former user
    #3221 Jun 2008, 12:17 AM

    Was that drop pitman arm from Rubicon Express? I had the same problem after running Barrett last year. I spun about half the splines off the inside of the pitman. I took it back to RE and they gave me a new one. Talk about a scarry drive home!

  8. RobD Subscriber
    #3321 Jun 2008, 5:56 AM

    About the only good thing Rubicon express makes on any of their lifts is the center belly pan. Everything else either breaks or bends..Sure wish I had gone with a Clayton long arm lift or just went with an all custom lift.

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  9. Fred Subscriber
    #3421 Jun 2008, 6:54 AM
    "lj4x4" wrote: Was that drop pitman arm from Rubicon Express? I had the same problem after running Barrett last year. I spun about half the splines off the inside of the pitman. I took it back to RE and they gave me a new one. Talk about a scarry drive home!



    Chuck had the same problem with his RE drop pitman arm. About half the teeth were just gone. After inspecting the pitman arm I figured the gearbox shaft had to be toast too but the splines on it were perfect. RE must be using a soft metal for their pitman arms.

  10. Guest former user
    #3521 Jun 2008, 10:31 AM

    Yes, it was an RE arm, and yes half of the splines are toast. I know have a Procomp from Justin's Extreme Garage.

  11. Guest former user
    #3625 Jul 2008, 9:25 AM

    glad you got this fixed

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