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mr48chev · 07-26-2023, 08:35 PM

I'm with Mick53 on that. It looks like it was cracked for a while to begin with and then abused to the point that it broke.

I've got the feeling that your son is one of those guys who can tear up steel balls with a rubber hammer in the middle of a sandpile. I forgot how many times i rebuilt the steering box on my next door neighbor's forklift steering box beause his workers would force the wheel to turn when it ran out of power steering fluid rather than go get the can of fluid and fill it. That included two of them pulling on the wheel to get it to turn at the same time and crushing the ball bearings. Guys who abuse and tear stuff up never seem to learn and just tear more stuff up.

07-26-2023, 08:35 PM	#13
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,305	Re: Steering arm curls... I'm with Mick53 on that. It looks like it was cracked for a while to begin with and then abused to the point that it broke. I've got the feeling that your son is one of those guys who can tear up steel balls with a rubber hammer in the middle of a sandpile. I forgot how many times i rebuilt the steering box on my next door neighbor's forklift steering box beause his workers would force the wheel to turn when it ran out of power steering fluid rather than go get the can of fluid and fill it. That included two of them pulling on the wheel to get it to turn at the same time and crushing the ball bearings. Guys who abuse and tear stuff up never seem to learn and just tear more stuff up. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.