I am glad this thread got started..
Some years (now) back, there was an owner on Facebook that needed advice about his knuckles. I tried very hard to tell him that he was in real
trouble and should stop what he is doing and get it fixed right. Well, He choose not to read what I wrote and instead followed the advice of an
individual that said great things but was obviously not very familiar with TZE stuff. (Claimed to be an RV wrench with some experience.)
Anyway, the owner went and tightened the front bearings several times until it failed on the road. One front wheel was now completely out of place
(no pictures provided) so badly that a wheel lift wrecker could not pick it up correctly. They finally got it off the road to a wrecking yard. When
I told him it would need at least new knuckles and lots of other parts and a possible cost. I even suggested that he contact Manny about a 1-ton kit,
because he would probably have few parts that could be salvaged. Again, he took the advice of others and turned it over to the towing company in
exchange for the towing bill. Last I heard, the wrecking yard had sold the doors and the engine/trans.
Actually, I could not, until now, identify the actual failure mode that caused all this.
Matt - Doing a front cover and water pump today
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Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
Some years (now) back, there was an owner on Facebook that needed advice about his knuckles. I tried very hard to tell him that he was in real
trouble and should stop what he is doing and get it fixed right. Well, He choose not to read what I wrote and instead followed the advice of an
individual that said great things but was obviously not very familiar with TZE stuff. (Claimed to be an RV wrench with some experience.)
Anyway, the owner went and tightened the front bearings several times until it failed on the road. One front wheel was now completely out of place
(no pictures provided) so badly that a wheel lift wrecker could not pick it up correctly. They finally got it off the road to a wrecking yard. When
I told him it would need at least new knuckles and lots of other parts and a possible cost. I even suggested that he contact Manny about a 1-ton kit,
because he would probably have few parts that could be salvaged. Again, he took the advice of others and turned it over to the towing company in
exchange for the towing bill. Last I heard, the wrecking yard had sold the doors and the engine/trans.
Actually, I could not, until now, identify the actual failure mode that caused all this.
Matt - Doing a front cover and water pump today
--
Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
