PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Holy crap the price tag says 30 bucks, glad l don't eat that kind of stuff!

 

You'd think it was made out of Tabacco

 

LOL.

 

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Saw this out in the wild today, 1979 Corona.
Nice clean car.

 

Sure did, this one even had a column shifted automatic.

 

That sounds like a question I would ask!

 

Here's me with my cousin Mike, who prior to last weekend's trip I had not seen since the summer of 1999!

 

And his friend Claudia Hoyser, an up-and-coming country singer!

 

She gave me an autographed copy of her first studio album!

 

Which I cranked on the drive home!

 

Pete just changed the oil!

 

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So, the outer steering U-joint needs to be replaced. I suspected that the steering issues I was having that prompted me to get a power steering flush were symptoms of this. Today, after getting the oil changed, I noticed that the steering felt a bit wonky. Pete has deemed the truck safe to drive, but recommends getting it done sooner rather than later, so it goes back into the shop this Wednesday. It's not horribly expensive, but far from cheap; I'm just glad we nailed down why the steering has been a bit off for the last few months!

 

I try to go OE parts on steering stuff.
Or 555 at a minimum.

I used to like Moog. But their stuff is all over the place quality wise anymore.

I figure if the OE went 150k, why chance it’s with an unknown product.

 

Wow, that seems like an uncommon issue, wonder if something is putting extra stress on it.

 

Doesn't seem that uncommon to me...

 

I am assuming your truck has Rack an Pinion, so the universal would basically be the Rag Joint.