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Safari front knuckles
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:31 pm
by Gren
Is there an easy way to determine if my front diff has a bent knuckle?
Wheel alignment only tells me the left side is 2degrees back from the right.
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:54 pm
by mudlva
Check the radius arm rear bushes first as if the bush is worn then that side will be further back than the other side
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:35 am
by Gren
Done that and swapped out the old diff/radius arm bushes also. Along with putting in another pair of radius arms.
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:24 am
by 4WDbits
Usually pretty obvious by looking directly at the front of the vehicle and eye balling the front wheel camber.
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:04 pm
by Gren
The camber is fine it's just the caster that's giving me the headache
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:50 pm
by coxsy
Oil seal leaking at all
That's a good sign
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:42 pm
by Gren
Actually yes it is, the driver side is leaking.possible that this one has been bent forward ?
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:26 pm
by coxsy
bent forward, that's a good trick , bent mine from bouncing the front up to high
$130 for bare axle housing , superior reinforcement kit seems to hold up now.
theres some guy on trademe selling complete reinforced axle housings
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:49 pm
by Gren
Heh, ya maniac!
Me and my truck are all about towing the boat to the water and back.
Spose I should strip the housing and run a long straight edge across the face of the pumpkin then measure forward to the knuckles to check for bendy bendy.
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:05 am
by mudlva
Gren wrote:Heh, ya maniac!
Me and my truck are all about towing the boat to the water and back.
Spose I should strip the housing and run a long straight edge across the face of the pumpkin then measure forward to the knuckles to check for bendy bendy.
And just remember yo leave the goats alone
ah just kidding ......
A few questions
How does the steering feel? Pulling to one side or straight and true
What us the tyre wear like? ripping one tyre apart or maybe both
If the steering is fine and tyre wear std then i would suggest leaving well alone. Many older vehicles end up with different measurements from one side to the other and fir many different reasons as well
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:25 am
by Gren
Love them goats!
Tyre wear is fine, vehicle pulls left which is the only reason I'm going down this path as it's rather bugging me on long trips.
I'm determined to get this thing driving straight if it damn near kills me.
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:58 pm
by coxsy
think you have to do drive off a cliff for a safari to kill you
Re: Safari front knuckles
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:44 pm
by Gren
Don't tempt me........