I took my 60 completely apart and put it all back together and just installed it on my toyota. The knuckles seem hard to turn and am wondering if there is a way to make them not so tight or if I put them back together wrong. They are tight enough that my truck doesn't return to center while driving.
Ford Dana 60 ??
- Thread starter lewis
- Start date
Tacoma
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- Location
- far enough away
Sounds like maybe the lower races on the knuckle bearings aren't installed all the way???
Could be a possibilty except I don't think I replaced the races. I replaced the bearings in the diff(which I know don't effect this) and the hub bearings but I think the bearings in the knuckles looked good so I just put them back in with the same spring and plastic deally as well. I could be lying on any of this since I built the axle over a year ago and my memeory is a little fuzzy on some of it. I do remember thinking when I put it back together that the knuckles sure were tight. At the time I thought this was a good thing.
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Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
well, pull the kingpin caps and take a look. 
jsudar
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- Location
- Cedar Hills
Are you using high steer arms that replace the spring setup on the top? I used that type of arm and they were pretty tight. I had to shim things to loosen it up a bit.