Broken front end

mrallard11 · Aug 23, 2022

I just replaced sway links, tie rods, inner tie rods, upper and lower control arms, and upper and lower ball joints on both sides in the front of my 08 tbss this weekend. I got an alignment and 20 mins after driving I made a steady U-turn and then i heard and felt POP on my ftont right side. I tried driving forward but my front wheel locked up for a few seconds so the right tire was just squealing. I got out and looked and my right Wheel is inward while my left wheel and steering was straight. There is nothing broken that is visible from the outside. I got it towed home, got it in the air and tried wiggling both wheels but there is no play at all or in any of the parts. I tweaked with the tierods to get the wheels straight since I have to get another alignment anyway and I backed out of my garage and started turning and both wheels were cambered in at the top all sorts of different angles. Nothing looks or feels loose Does anyone know what could have caused this?. The steering wheel is straight in all the pics

Duckbutter · Aug 23, 2022

My guess would be they didn't tighten lca enough. Shop needs to redo the work if nothing is visibly broken or disconnected.

mrallard11 · Aug 23, 2022

I'm going to the shop tonight or tomorrow and they are gonna look at it but I just wanted to see if I could get it figured out before i have to spend money on a shop if I have to

farbeyonddriven · Aug 23, 2022

My vote is for the LCA bolts aren’t tight enough. They need to be torqued over 200 lbs.

Mitch808 · Aug 23, 2022

While factory spec is like 180ftlb it really likes around 220. Otherwise your alignment will slip like shown

mrallard11 · Aug 23, 2022

I think you are right I my torque wrench only goes up to 150 and the blots were moving. Alignment shop didn't tighten them down enough I went down and tightened them all. I didn't really get to drive it around too much, only onto a trailer. Going to the shop tomorrow morning to talk with them so I'll find out then. Thank you for the ideas. Learned something new and helpful today👍

Duckbutter · Aug 23, 2022

Ouch. They didn't even get to spec? Which still isn't adequate. Sorry that has happened to you. Have to love minimum wage "techs".

mrallard11 · Aug 23, 2022

I didnt know they were supposed to be torqued but im still learning everything because I don't trust shops for this reason exactly. I got two trusted shops but this place had a coupon for 25$ off so I went there but I learned that lesson to go to your trusted sources!

Duckbutter · Aug 23, 2022

Yeah. Lessons learned. It happens. Critical components always torqued. In this case, hitting it with an impact until it stoped budging, would have done better. But a beast to remove.

mrallard11 · Aug 23, 2022

I impacted them almost till they stopped when I installed it so I know they were tight when I did it

Civteck · Aug 23, 2022

Did you touch or replace these? If so then no matter what has to go in for an alignment ASAP. No trick around it, tow it don't trust it. I just rebuild my whole front end 2 weeks ago my appt isn't till the 30th.. I use a specialty shop for altered suspensions, I'm towing it there cause it's unsafe.

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mrallard11 · Aug 24, 2022

Yes I replaced that, the alignment shop I took it too didn't torque down the bolts tight enough, but I think it something elese but i wont know till in the morning. I dropped it of at the shop that did it so they can fix it and im gonna watch them do it whether they like it or not

Rmvurtop · Aug 24, 2022

As everyone else has said. Lower control arm mounting brackets have shifted. Happened to me, gotta get alignment redone and make sure they tighten the bolts to spec

mrallard11 · Aug 25, 2022

They were loose and it did move the have been torqued to spec now and I'm all good thanks!!

Broken front end

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