Analyze this failure, v. d44 outer knuckle
- Thread starter Herzog
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James K
NO, I'm always like this
- Location
- Taylorsville, Ut
is the ram pushing past the stops on the knuckle?
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Shawn said:
I'm with him.....
(I'm wondering about the ram also)
J Kimmel
Registered User
- Location
- Glenwood Springs, CO
looks like it broke...
James K said:
Negative. The knuckle would be bent the other way if this were the problem.
Brad said:
You owe me money.
I Lean said:Are the steering stops on the front or back of the knuckle? I'm thinking they're on the back, so the ram pushing too far would bend the steering arm the other direction.
If they're on the front, then disregard.
they are on the back. Good observation, it's not the ram.
Herzog said:Anybody notice the sawed off parts on the replacement knuckle? A gas driven 15" circular saw does wonders at junkyards.
I did notice that....any problems getting the remains of the tapered stud out?
Could that have bent simply from the force of turning a 38" tire? (or keeping it from turning when it REALLY wanted to) It is just a little D44.
James K
NO, I'm always like this
- Location
- Taylorsville, Ut
then why do you (mr.herzog) think it failed?
I Lean said:
Shouldn't be a problem. I had to cut it because the crown nut is seized and was spinning the balljoint. I could just weld something to the tapered stud and pound it out of there.
I Lean said:Could that have bent simply from the force of turning a 38" tire? (or keeping it from turning when it REALLY wanted to) It is just a little D44.
I'm pretty sure it's not just from the force of pushing a 38" tire around, and I don't ever force my steering when binded... even though the ram will handle it, I know better in most cases.
James K said:then why do you (mr.herzog) think it failed?
I am 99% sure it was from dropping off of Rockpile. The buggy bounced on the driver-side tire at an angle putting the whole weight of the buggy on that steering arm for a split second. I noticed the awkward alignment of the tires shortly after I bounced down the ledge.
This picture doesn't show how the drivers tire hit first, but it shows how easily the arm could have been bent as I bounced down it. This is my conclusion and I'm sticking to it. I'm just glad the arm didn't snap off.
And I didn't come down it softly... it was quite rough. Maybe I need to adjust my brakes or something. 
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I'd say.... It's a good thing it wasn't a 60... 44 knucks are a dime/dozen.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
After you get it mounted smack the end of the knuckle with a large hamer and it will momentarily deform the hole's shape just enough to release it's grip on the stud. This works well with ball joints and pitman arms also.I Lean said:I did notice that....any problems getting the remains of the tapered stud out?
