MtnGoat
Well-Known Member
Toyota Friends had an issue this evening on a test run...as many of you know I just finished a 7-month build and something happened this evening on the test run...
Starting off I locked the hubs prior to turning off the gravel road....I noticed my steering felt hard (extremely hard)...given I have a HP pump...blah blah but I could just tell it felt tight. I summed it up to being on gravel and turning....(has a front Detroit locker)...
Got in the woods....climb the side of the mountain and had zero issue... no noise, no nothing...although truck seemed different...harder to turn.
Started back off the mtn in 2wd and hit a somewhat bad spot and went ahead and put it back into 4wd.
After I got going off the mtn I could hear something popping...every now and then with the hubs locked in..got out checking the usual (steering arms, ball joints, etc.) nothing loose... but the steering somewhat loosened up on it...
Anyways got back to the house, had my pal jump in the truck in 4wd and dump the clutch on the gravel to see if the font end was pulling on the passenger side... to my surprise it was not pulling.....assumed the worse so wheeled it back into the shop....
Jacked the front end up, locked the hubs, and knocked it into netural.. (no noise, no clicking, driveshaft turning).... I spun both front and left tires...no issues...
I slid a hammer under the driver side tire to grab while I spun the passenger side....no issue both tires were engaged...
Boys I am confused as hell....I have ran Spartan lockers up front and occasionally could hear a click, but with a Detroit I have never heard a sound......what the hell happened this evening...all my **** is new and to torque spec... Please help Please
Starting off I locked the hubs prior to turning off the gravel road....I noticed my steering felt hard (extremely hard)...given I have a HP pump...blah blah but I could just tell it felt tight. I summed it up to being on gravel and turning....(has a front Detroit locker)...
Got in the woods....climb the side of the mountain and had zero issue... no noise, no nothing...although truck seemed different...harder to turn.
Started back off the mtn in 2wd and hit a somewhat bad spot and went ahead and put it back into 4wd.
After I got going off the mtn I could hear something popping...every now and then with the hubs locked in..got out checking the usual (steering arms, ball joints, etc.) nothing loose... but the steering somewhat loosened up on it...
Anyways got back to the house, had my pal jump in the truck in 4wd and dump the clutch on the gravel to see if the font end was pulling on the passenger side... to my surprise it was not pulling.....assumed the worse so wheeled it back into the shop....
Jacked the front end up, locked the hubs, and knocked it into netural.. (no noise, no clicking, driveshaft turning).... I spun both front and left tires...no issues...
I slid a hammer under the driver side tire to grab while I spun the passenger side....no issue both tires were engaged...
Boys I am confused as hell....I have ran Spartan lockers up front and occasionally could hear a click, but with a Detroit I have never heard a sound......what the hell happened this evening...all my **** is new and to torque spec... Please help Please