Drag links

J-(Chicago) · January 23rd, 2008, 04:12 PM

Everyone remember to check your center&drag links for wear. I finally called it quits on mine with 149,000 ish miles yesterday. It had so much play in it that I could sway the bar side to side about 1/4'' in either direction

$70 bucks later, the car feels brand new again.
A regular check well worth not losing steering and dying for.

It was a rough week for the ol' rat. It broke a motor mount in the -4 degree weather and the motor shifted 3/4'' forward and shredded the water pump and power steering belt. Alternator took a dump, #1 plug fouled, and the hot air tube on the head broke.

Believe it or not the temp light came on, after 2 miles running no pump.... on a -4 degree day going 75Mph.
Sheesh, everyone keep your coolant in motion at all times, because mother nature is certainly no help at all.

Oldsguy · January 24th, 2008, 08:23 AM

The coolant could be frozen in the radiator but without any movement to the engine that thing is going to overheat eventually, convection by air won't do it.

January 23rd, 2008, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,696	Drag links Everyone remember to check your center&drag links for wear. I finally called it quits on mine with 149,000 ish miles yesterday. It had so much play in it that I could sway the bar side to side about 1/4'' in either direction $70 bucks later, the car feels brand new again. A regular check well worth not losing steering and dying for. It was a rough week for the ol' rat. It broke a motor mount in the -4 degree weather and the motor shifted 3/4'' forward and shredded the water pump and power steering belt. Alternator took a dump, #1 plug fouled, and the hot air tube on the head broke. Believe it or not the temp light came on, after 2 miles running no pump.... on a -4 degree day going 75Mph. Sheesh, everyone keep your coolant in motion at all times, because mother nature is certainly no help at all. __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand. Last edited by J-(Chicago); January 23rd, 2008 at 04:15 PM..

January 24th, 2008, 08:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Oldsguy Hot Rodder at heart Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 5,360	The coolant could be frozen in the radiator but without any movement to the engine that thing is going to overheat eventually, convection by air won't do it. __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door "The rocket 455.....it's a sledgehammer approach to a thumbtack world" LuxBlue of HAMB.

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