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Tue, 02 June 2020 16:04 |
agoogol
Messages: 43 Registered: August 2019 Location: Centennial, Colorado
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So bear with me, not a mechanic here.
Odometer shows 63,000. Had my coach since Septemer of last year, and other than the maiden voyage of driving home, I have only driven it back and forth to storage about 3 miles from my house. I have been mainly attacking leaks and interior issues first. So I finally got my coach in the air on the front end, replaced exhaust manifold gasket and changed front tires, and did the old 12-6 movement test. Drivers side was minimal, but passenger, well, have a look here:
https://youtu.be/ImiWK-Mux-U
So it appears, I would guess I have bad ball joint. I also don't know when the last time the wheel bearings were serviced. I have of course limited time, space, money and resources for any mechnical work but I know I need to get it done. I just thought I would solicit some feedback on what is best approach from here. I had planned on driving it 80 miles to a GMC mechanic friend, and had already bought the bearings. Now thinking maybe is the time to switch to Lenzi knuckles so future zirk grease ability is easy. Can you approach it one side at a time and be ok? Should I take it apart and see what I have to do, then order parts and try to minimize? Or should I just order all new everything, knuckles, hub, shocks, ball joints, and bite the bullet? Anyone have a list of all part #'s and prices already assembled so I can drop it on my wife?
I have an email out to Dave Lenzi and am reaching out to mechanics nearby in my area, but not sure if anyone wants to tackle it on a motorhome.
Forgive my ignorance in my questions. I haven't done front end suspension work since I was 18 on my 1969 Mustang, and that was 30+ years ago.
Kevin Carter
1977 Kingsley - 403 c.i.
Centennial CO
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Advice - Front Suspension
By: agoogol on Tue, 02 June 2020 16:04
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