Hi All,
It's been a while since I've posted but I still browse for knowledge and experience almost daily. The wet weather and mud and ruts around the farm, probably magnified by the fact I haul 1000lbs of water daily and have moved a 2500lb trailer a couple of times, finally caught up with me yesterday.
The RTV got sucked into a deep rut coming down a hill as i was wrapping up my barn chores. I was having trouble steering but was able to limp back to the garage. I took a look at the tires and they weren't pointed the same direction. Today I was able to pressure wash all the caked on mud off and finally take a look. My driver side tierod is bent at an almost 90° sweeping angle.
My question is: is it suggested that both tie rods be replaced at the same time? And is the job of removing/replacing something a fairly mechanically inclined person is capable of? I know I'll have to take measurements off the wheel to adjust the toe, and the manual says to set it about 1/4" in at the front. I just don't want to take everything apart and not be able to get it back together in a day. I need to move water and will have to move the water tank on/off my daily driver truck until I get this worked out.
Any tips, tricks, suggestions, or helpful tools you can share would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
NT
It's been a while since I've posted but I still browse for knowledge and experience almost daily. The wet weather and mud and ruts around the farm, probably magnified by the fact I haul 1000lbs of water daily and have moved a 2500lb trailer a couple of times, finally caught up with me yesterday.
The RTV got sucked into a deep rut coming down a hill as i was wrapping up my barn chores. I was having trouble steering but was able to limp back to the garage. I took a look at the tires and they weren't pointed the same direction. Today I was able to pressure wash all the caked on mud off and finally take a look. My driver side tierod is bent at an almost 90° sweeping angle.
My question is: is it suggested that both tie rods be replaced at the same time? And is the job of removing/replacing something a fairly mechanically inclined person is capable of? I know I'll have to take measurements off the wheel to adjust the toe, and the manual says to set it about 1/4" in at the front. I just don't want to take everything apart and not be able to get it back together in a day. I need to move water and will have to move the water tank on/off my daily driver truck until I get this worked out.
Any tips, tricks, suggestions, or helpful tools you can share would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
NT