I can tell you that over the years the ball in those sockets gets loose and oval shaped. So you get loose steering in one position and turning things tighten up. I finally rebuilt the rod ends on my old '49 pickup and it was amazing the change in driveability. It went from a wandering rig to tight and a joy to drive.
lg
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All I've ever done is tighten them up. That usually makes a big difference. Thanks for passing that along, I'll remember it when the opportunity presents itself! And the Show Truck is the next opportunity.
Great score on the new truck, something I noticed about the RF rim, that is an American Racing rim, model number AR 136. I remember that because I tore one up on a previous truck before I could even legally drive and it took 6 months to find out who made them, and how to order a new one.
Next time I come over I have a wheel and tire that need to be swapped over if you want to give a lesson I'd be willing to bring some scrap aluminum as a swap for the education and labor, I have a lot more scrap now than last time you were over.
JB
Interesting to know that. The P.O. gets it back, of course.
Come on over. No one with scrap aluminum is turned away. Week ago Friday a neighbor called me. HVAC man and his 1 ton service truck was out of alignment and the tires were really wearing crooked. He wanted to turn around both front tires to give him a few more miles before Monday when he had an appointment to get an alignment and new tires. We worked together and had them swapped in no time. And he didn't even have any aluminum.
I may have to start paying you for scrap.
Thanks for the caboose tour. Interesting piece of equipment, and quite remarkable that someone that used to run it tracked you down to talk about it.
As for the drag link socket, if you ever need to do front end work on Miss Vicky, it will come in handy.
Carry on
That was incredible, and great fun.
Not surprising that Miss Vicky would have adjustable drag links.
all good info. neat caboose too. i knew a guy that bought an old rr station and fixed it up for his home. parked next to it was a caboose that became his son's room. i have a every nice snap-on drag link socket that i forgot to use when i added ps to my '75 fj40. maybe next time. they say that if your drag link is badly worn, sometimes a copper penny will help. never tried it-my fj only has about 47 thou on it. i have a hard time keeping up with you sometimes andy, but i try.
jim
An old railroad station complete with caboose, how cool!!
I don't guess I've ever had a drag link socket.
Adding a copper plug, or maybe even aluminum, would make sense for taking up some space. It would deform to the shape of the ball and socket.
Easy to keep up with me, just chalk the floor next to my foot and check later to see whether I've moved.
Are these drag link sockets. One is 3/8th drive the other is half inch drive.
Looks like them to me. Nice sockets.
DM: yes your Snap on sockets are DRAG LINK sockets. the one Andy was using on his tractor is a socket screwdriver bit i'm pretty sure or i guess he can call it a drag link if he wants to.
Andy: any BULL pictures to share or stories to tell?
The one I have, I ground out of a broken extension. I don't call it a drag link socket, but others have mentioned that moniker. It's just a screwdriver.
I hadn't seen the bull for several days. In order to avoid over medication of food chain animals the USDA is now requiring prescriptions for medicated feeds. The only one I use is a medicated mineral which will prevent anaplasmosis in cattle, a mosquito borne disease which is often fatal. Part of the requirements is for the veterinarian to visit the farm witness the size of the herd, and evaluate the safe medicated feed level, then write a prescription for that. She is coming Saturday morning, while I was tidying up at the barn lot the bull and one of his ladies came in for a romantic meal. I had to tell them the restaurant was closed. They were none to happy about it.
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