Chev C60 turns left great; Right... not so much...

Posted by C60fun on August 12, 2005 at 00:26:41 from (24.75.99.126):

Just aquired a C60 Dump with several items amiss. I can figure out most but this one is most entertaining. I seem to run out of travel in the steering turning right but have lots of travel left. I can see the steering assist cylinder has very little travel left when the tires are straight. Best I can figure is the steering arm is bent or the has been replaced withone too long. The steering arm is not 90 degrees like I would expect however the joint for the steering are link attachment point is centered over the axle when the tires are straight. I have a hard time believing the arm bent that much - like about 30 plus degrees. This leads me to a link that is too long. Maybe a wrong Pitman arm(?) I guess I need someone who has one and can give me measurements or send me a picture.
PS. To give an idea how bad this is, its so far off I'd say it steers 75% left and 25% right - can't figure how the lugnuts actually ran this down the local winding roads as this thing swings out across the lanes on a standard 90 degree right turn!

Follow Ups:

• Re: Chev C60 turns left great; Right... not so muc Greywolf 06:31:24 08/12/05 (1)
  • Re: Re: Chev C60 turns left great; Right... not so c60fun 15:09:36 08/12/05 (0)

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