Ball joint fail

[RWherley]

I was driving down the road when I heard a loud bang and the truck pulled hard to the left, upon getting the truck off the road I found the lower ball joint on the left side had pulled apart. Over the next 3 weeks I spent 11 days working on the truck to replace the 2wd front end with a fully rebuilt Dana 60. The transfer case will get installed this winter.

 

[ENafziger]

Wow!!! What a failure. Good thing it didn't pull you over into oncoming traffic! That's the way to do it... rebuild it bigger and better!

Keep the pics coming.

--Eric

 

[HHhuntitall]

Unfortunately, that's really a common failure I've seen several times... . That is, however, the absolute best repair job I've ever seen!!!



Did you replace the crossmember as well?

 

[RWherley]

Yes the cross member, springs, and spring hangers, shock mounts, are from a 89 ctd W-250. the axle is a junk yard part with wheel hubs that came from another TDR member and every thing else is brand new.

 

[JR]

Nice job! Now all you need is a date with the dead blow hammer to straighten out the fender and running board and youll be good to go

 

[fbuchynski]

Nice repair. How from home were you when this happened?

 

[RWherley]

I was only about 30 miles from home but because it was an "over size truck" it sill coast over 200 to get hauled in.

 

[RWherley]

Here it is all done and back on the road.

 

[Wayne M.]

When I saw the post I said to myself... That's gotta be a "D" with a BJ fail, but now it's a "W"... Nice job! When I had my '92 I put the (IIRC) Skyjacker diesel specific front springs in... HUGE difference!

 

[RWherley]

Because of the lack of a transfer case I call it a V-350 cause its only half a 4x4

 

[Wayne M.]

Because of the lack of a transfer case I call it a V-350 cause its only half a 4x4

I loved that transfer case (205?) Chain? we need no stinkin chain!!

 

[fbuchynski]

Your V350 looks good. How does it handle? Did you finish your clock/compass install?

Frank

 

[RWherley]

It handles real nice it has a little more body roll to it from not having the front anti sway bar on it any more, im looking in to get one for it. And yes I did get the compass in it, if you look back a page or two there are pics of it under "over head compass and temp" on page 3.