Steering Wheel cocked. I fixed it!!
Last year, my wife and two friends took a trip out west in our Monaco Diplomat DP. The Power Steering Head went out in Utah. She found a truck repair shop that could order a rebuilt unit and insta...
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RLS7201 wrote:JRscooby wrote:RLS7201 wrote:JRscooby wrote:
On a RV you will never have a issue. But a truck, that found on a roadside safety check the vehicle would be impounded, not allowed to move until replaced.
Tell us more. Why would the truck be impounded? Nothing is loose.
On a CMV, the modification to the steering bars would not be allowed if spotted by the inspector. And some of the city paid inspectors in our area only took the test to inspect CMVs because they no what the truck driver is doing for a living, safer than stopping a car.
How could one not question what you saying when you don't even know the proper name of the component.. It not a steering bar, it's a drag link. Can you quote code or post a link to such restrictions? I question the accuracy of what you're saying.
Richard
The. Majority of the aftermarket drag links have the ball joint screwed into the link with a jam nut. Maybe they have a special license to build these parts.
https://www.ultrarvproducts.com/UT29154-Monaco-Holiday-Rambler-Drag-Link
I don’t doubt that there are DOT regulations against unauthorized parts modifications on commercial vehicles. That’s whole different world.
