Parts to replace from last weekend. SVO???

[Sexy Evil ST]

I was talking about the CV half-shafts. How can you have those?? <p></p><i></i>

[Michael]

THought you were talking about rears, opps. <p></p><i></i>

[Sexy Evil ST]

Oh. Yeah, remind me someday, and I'll probably take them off your hands. Better to be prepared than not.<br><br>Anyway, so I get the new hub and bearing assembly and brake house put on the truck. Good thing I bought the whole caliper with the bracket. Cuz one of the pistons in my caliper had cracked off a small piece of metal.<br>Anyway, so I get it all put back together and go to drive it. But, I'm having a booger of a time to steer it. I can't see nothin physically wrong. But it just any steering worth crap. <br>So Bill was thinking something was wrong with the rack and pinion. But, on my drive home I was thinking about it more.<br>I had noticed before I put in the spare half-shaft that the outer CV joint was not turning as well as it should. But, figured it might loosen up after some use. Well, now I'm thinking that it isn't turning like it should and could be causing the steering problems. So, I'll probably be back down there Tues. night to diagnose that problem further. <p></p><i></i>

[Sexy Evil ST]

Yippee! The Sport Trac came home tonight under it's own power.<br><br>As I suspected the outer CV joint of my spare half-shaft was to blame for the steering problems. So, I just put the outters from a previously broken half-shafts on to be place holders until Bill can check out and hopefully fix my spare half-shaft.<br><br>If I knew where to get CV parts here in Houston, I'd do it myself. I used to rebuild my CV joints on my h2o VW's all the time.<br><br>Well, at least the ST is home. It still needs some lovin though. Aforementioned half-shaft, plus new or rebuilt driveshaft. Until I get the tires re-balanced I'm not gonna know for sure if the dents in the current driveshaft are causing vibrations or not. <p></p><i></i>

[KF5ZXT]

Good to hear that you got it rollin! <p></p><i></i>