[dakluck]

Gents,

To my dismay, when I went to get aligned (don't worry, I amped out in their garage during the whole thing) on the 4 wheel rack, My rear axle alignment is off by 1/2 a degree.

I talked at length with the guy about it and he said that to adjust the front would be straight guessing without the rear being on.

I was thinking worn bushings?

Ideas, experience?

 

[Disco Mike]

Good possibility of a warn trailing arm bushing.

 

[dakluck]

Good possibility of a warn trailing arm bushing.

Well crap, not too bad it doesn't look like to replace, except that I don't have a press...

Is it possible that the watts link could also be throwing this off?

Between this, and my cdl install, the rover is getting lots of love these days!

 

[Disco Mike]

I don't think it is the watts linkage. How does the truck drive, how about rear tire wear? Don't attempt to replace the trailing arm bushings unless you have a 12 ton, press.

 

[dakluck]

Rear wear is fine, nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe I'll have a go at aligning it myself this weekend.

Here are my current numbers:

Front
Toe L -.60 R .23 T -.37

Rear
Roe L .44 R -.52 T -.08

Thrust Angle -.48

Any suggestions/tips?

Truck wanders a bit and pulls left, but I also have a caliper that is sticky on that front left wheel. Rebuilding that this weekend also!

Also doing my CDL this weekend!

On a side note: Removing the gears from the main casing, I have a 2004 case that I pulled the front output housing on, but the gears don't want to come out?! Are those gears specific to the CDL, or do i use the ones I have in my truck and just bolt that new output housing on?

I have removed that top solenoid and the detent ball, and the gears won't come out of the case! I haven't really muscled it as of yet, just wiggled.

EDIT: Pull on the High/Lo Shift Rod, they come out once it is disengaged.

It's going to be a big weekend!

 

[Disco Mike]

There is no alignment you can do to correct this problem, have you gone under the truck and looked at all the bushings closely?

 

[dakluck]

There is no alignment you can do to correct this problem, have you gone under the truck and looked at all the bushings closely?

On it this weekend, I do realize that your can't align a solid live rear axle on this truck. I was more speaking to aligning the front, and just driving it to see what serious effect the rear half degree was making.

I will be giving it a work down in the garage.