The Ford Superduty | How do *YOU* check your FRONT END Suspension?

Do you know how to properly check your front end linkage and components? What up SUPERDUTY FAMILY!!!! Follow us tonight and figure out the correct way yo see if you have worn out front end components. Its not a joke to be driving next to someone WITH BLEW OUT BALL JOINTS AND TIE-ROD ENDS!!!!! Check your trucks front end out once in a while or a least lube the poor thang! Let me know below friends & tell me what you all think! Remember to LIKE - COMMENT - SUB - SHARE
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[@TheRealSlowhand]

Awesome video... Great content... Thanks buddy!!!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Thanks broski! Follow up next week's videos------------- VERY IMPORTANT!!

[@TheRealSlowhand]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod Will do!!!

[@WarVet1984]

Thanks to this video I found out what was wrong with my 2018 f250 6.7 shaking after 2 mechanics told me my truck was perfectly fine, great video thanks.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Thats why we do it

[@armedprophet3321]

So not only are you a super duty cardiac surgeon but a hold another specialty as well….super duty orthopedic surgeon !! Love you man !

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Love you too broski

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

You should see my nervous system skillz

[@dtlife6155]

Thank you thank you PTT, really appreciate it! I just started getting a mud tire style hum above 40mph with AT tires. Stops while turning left at 40..I do have play in my 12 to 6. Bummer but now I know.

[@dennacommons1796]

I’ve done 10,000 alignments checking every one, he is totally correct!

[@robspear6004]

You are the MAN!!! Your experience and wisdom makes me feel empowered to care for my F450!!!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Thanks broski

[@jonathansherwood5841]

Appreciate you showing what working the wheel is. Doing it too slowly may only show the worse worn-out components (if it shows anything at all). And good point on actually touching the joints to feel for wear. Just because you can't see or hear worn parts, doesn't always mean it's good!

[@matthewcharlebois7799]

Knowledge is power! Thanks for the info, bud! 👊

[@Kevin-yc4kg]

Don’t forget the track bar bushing and balljoint inspection when working the wheel

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Oooooo u just wait till nxt week

[@armedprophet3321]

You make even the boring stuff interesting !!!

[@garyoakley2257]

You're the BEST!!! Now I'm going out to check my '15 Platinum...

[@ChrisD-kl3ty]

Exactly what i needed as i have some funky wear patterns on drivers front.

[@MR-si1eq]

Love it. Always wondered how to do a complete check. One more thing I did fid out is holes will wowlow out. Leaving a slightly bigger hole. I have never found that but seen comments on it. Just a FYI

[@williamelwell408]

Great information A-Rod.

[@bobmathews4021]

One of your best yet!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Really? Wait till nxt eeeeek

[@norco2004]

Great video brother ,, I’ll add my 2 cents . Always go the extra mile an check them front axle u joints while I’m in there. Often seized on these rusty buckets up here in Canada !!

[@chadh6899]

Nice job ARod. Very nice explanation.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Gratzie

[@Brandonpowerstroke]

Going out to check mine tomorrow. Thanks!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Niceee

[@Adrenacyde]

Got a care package in the mail today. Was pretty SPRUNG about that... ❤

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Finallllllllllly

[@DS-TRUCKS]

Super informative. I'll be checking my 250!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Love you

[@GasCJMan]

Bromance

[@themedstudent1189]

super helpful!

[@cndlstkmkrbaker160]

Next front end video you should demonstrate proper way to check the track bar ball joint and the steering damper.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Nxt week pal

[@jerryknorr679]

Nice tips on what to look for thanks for sharing ARod thank u

[@troytaylor1913]

Working alone I figured out how to work the wheel by myself. I tied rope or cord to the wheel with the ends going out the left and right window to down under. I was able to turn the wheel while being under the vehicle by pulling the cords.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that fuggin awesom!!!

[@alantucker6289]

Great video!

[@Itsa_Mea]

Once jacked off the ground an inch, I take my 4 foot pry bar under the tire from the side and lift up. 98.79% of the time it will show a bad ball joint if there is one. Also check the steering shaft u-joints (or rag joint on older vehicles) along with the excessive play in the steering box itself. If the pitman arm doesn't move but your steering wheel is moving then there is an issue in that area.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Goooood pointers

[@dennacommons1796]

Yep

[@williamneff1535]

Thank you very much for this video

[@vince5506]

Excellent info! This also reminded me to lube front axel 👍🏼

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

See I gotchu

[@antoniosoriano7760]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod what grease do you recommend for front end? I have a 22 4x4

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Any high temp grease

[@vais3]

Tiny bit of slack in my steering on center but nothing alarming. Common with a recirculating ball steering gear. All the rest nice and solid after 107k miles!

[@jrobinclayton]

very helpful. thanks

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

U bet

[@nocomment1379]

Don’t forget track bar ball joint :)

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

See ya nxt week

[@ericdavi1231]

I put some moog ball joints in a 2009 F250…6 months later I was replacing them with motorcraft ball joints. Been good for 2 years now.

[@codyhenry3926]

When you by Moog you have got to make sure it says problem solver on the box...

[@brianblithe2271]

Moog was bought by a global capital company 2 years ago, they ceased American operations and went as cheap as possible to maximze profit. There is 3 global parts companies on 5th ave. NYC now.

[@dougmiller8221]

I wish theF 250 2014 had grease able ball joints and tie rods I had a 2000 F250 with 260k never had any problems I miss that truck

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

I know they need to bring the Zerks back!

[@joshuanickerson1108]

Need that wheel shaking so you can see the lose parts. Also they put grease fitting on the tie rod and drag link? What about the ball joints they have grease fitting yet lol. Just changed my outer tie rod and outer drag link at 100k.

[@azdesertnews7563]

Thx

[@BroadcastBuddy]

I've cut apart a bad drag link tie rod (OEM) and found that the bearings are not worn, but it's actually the bearing cup moving and compressing the spring against the cap of the tie rod. From the bottom to top, you have the cap, a cool spring, a sintered steel cup bearing, the ball joint stud, then a forged steel bearing ring. Upon loading, these two bearing rings move apart, causing an annoying clunk. This happens until the spring is smashed flat and wears into that cap that is crimped on the joint.

[@JagAss-ls7ie]

Good.

[@michelduhamel136]

just payd the repair on my front end a 4x4 f 450 2011 oucht oucht, it was a hell .....of a job plus to bearings they was stuck ,

[@L15a5haw]

Best dual steering stabilizer??? What do u recommend

[@PatsFan27893]

I've found that many of these trucks that experience the death wobble have bad steering gears. I've replaced gears on trucks with less than 5k

[@zone3adk872]

All your vids are great. Is there any 3rd party manuals for the 2017+ Super Duties? This is my 6the truck and the first one without a Chiltons &/or Haynes manual. Byhsnks

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

No, not fer these 1s

[@docb1950]

The death wobble! I will try to fix it… thanks!

[@redcoupe92]

Ugh , I have a 2017 f550 2 wheel drive 6.7 service truck with a crane on the back. I’ve had the truck since new it’s always had a little bit of vibration but since the miles have gotten on the truck it has about 130,000 now and the steering is just horrible shakes bad sometimes depending on road conditions. I’ve had some front end parts replaced but it’s still shakes pretty bad on the expressway. Also what are the bleeders on the spindles at the top??

[@leonelcolon5217]

Do you have any future video about change the ball joints on the chassis and cab. Mine is a twin I beam suspension and is a lot different than regular pick-up.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Twin beam, no

[@zekester1]

Good info...will take mine to a pro...no lift...do you have a preferred grease for the front end?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

No emojis😔😔

[@ITBZO]

My 2017 6.7 KR Ultimate only has one grease zerk for the axle u-joints… Am I crazy or does this truck have a zerk at ever knuckle and contact point? Wish mine did…

[@renegarcia3272]

What about the track bar?

[@jeffreywahl7552]

I enjoy watching your videos. They explain a lot. Im in Wyandotte Mi with a code on a 17 6.7. Nox code i believe. Would you like to fix my truck?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Yes, bring it to me down river man

[@mjc250]

Don't forget the track bar/ and track bar ball joint

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

😉😉😉see u nxt week

[@Forestry23]

Whats the best way to check the track bar bushing?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Watch it when you're doing your maneuvers & will see it move

[@imranabbasi7871]

👍

[@scha0786]

Do you rack the wheel with the front end up or sitting on the ground?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Ground

[@zekester1]

You got me...really off my game today!!🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🥴

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

There he iZzzzzzzz

[@youtubekeepscensoringme3357]

Do you have turbo videos for 6.0s?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Watch my playlists

[@TheBurnsStuff]

My 13 F250 6.7, 59k miles, constantly eats up the front passenger side outer edge of the tire. Driver side shows slight wear on the outer edge but no where near as bad. I've had it aligned at the dealer where I bought it and at a local shop. Both places said the alignment is perfect. I refuse to believe that this is normal. Any thoughts? Its never been in a wreck. Its been this way since I bought it with 14k miles on it. I'm terrible with rotating my tires but I really have a hard time believing that the tires should wear this bad with only 8k miles on them. The rear tires still have 60% left and I tow regularly. Thanks for your videos!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Period

[@caseynelson3164]

I’ll be having to do this, I brought my 18 F350 DRW to have the front end and alignment checked at a local shop due to diagonal wear on about every other lug on the tires and they said “It all looks good should rotate the tires more” I could see some of it from lack or rotation ( guilty as charged on that) but not all of it.

[@vais3]

Diagonal wear is commonly due to worn shocks. Unfortunately, OE shocks aren’t the longest lived.

[@caseynelson3164]

@@vais3 those are on my radar also, just trying to decide if I want an upgrade or go back stock ish. Plan on doing all of it in one round changing shocks and checking all of the ball joints and end links. The truck has around 70k on it mostly highway. So hopefully it’s not too bad off yet.

[@vais3]

@@caseynelson3164 you’re in the same position I was. I just went with Bilstein 4600s around that same mileage. Helped with the “Superduty Hop” too. The other thing to keep an eye on is the steering damper. OE is good here and don’t forget the sway bar end links. They shouldn’t easily move around. That’s usually a sign that they’re worn. Worn sway bar end links can create a knocking sound too.

[@caseynelson3164]

@@vais3 thanks for the extra info. I made a semi conscious decision when I noticed the excess wear not to rotate the tires. I figured why destroy 6 tires when I can limit it to 2 until I find the issue. It was letdown when I brought it to the most recommended place in town for dealing with straight axle vehicles and got zero answers. This is my first one so it’s a learning curve for me. I’m used to lowered 2wd IFS. I can deal with those all day long. I was thrown for a loop when they told me that lack of rotation was the only issue. If I hadn’t watched the guy at least check the toe I would have accused them of not doing anything at all.

[@vais3]

@@caseynelson3164 toe and camber adjustment is a dirty practice with some shops into sales over solutions. The Dana 60 Super has a set of bushings that set camber and caster. Toe is an adjustment of the tie rod links. Probably not the right term but I think you get the idea. At stock ride height or even a leveling kit, it never moves. What changes is caster, I doubt you have that issue. My bet is your shocks are internally worn. This is a simple driveway job over a few beverages if you like. Very straight forward at that. You may need to modify a wrench to hold the nut affixed to the upper shock dust shield but that’s about the most challenging part. As for not rotating, you did the right thing. Replace the shocks and inspect the sway bar end links for excessive play. Replace them if they move easily or the boot is blown. At your mileage, it might be worthwhile replacing the steering damper as well. All you need is a ball joint separator that you hit with a hammer to get one end off. The other is a simple bolt. If you have any questions, just ask. ARod or myself can help in any way possible.

[@kcmatloff5707]

i prefer to drive it until stuff falls apart, get my moneys worth you know, plus i save on diagnostic costs

[@fizzi5836]

Does this apply to all super duty’s 05+ or just 17+?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

ALL

[@codyhenry3926]

Nobody ever says this but you can actually take and knock your tie rods loose turn a quarter turn.. "the ball in socket" so they contact and ware on a new spot.. will tighten them back up.. you can do it once maybe twice per set of tie rods rods.. will really keep them from getting sloppy fast...

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Ummmmmm

[@renegarcia3272]

Have you had any defective motorcraft drag links. I purchased the drag link, the corresponding tie rod end, the track bar, and the track bar ball joint, and the toe bar ball joints and still had death wobble after all new parts were installed. I rechecked all of the linkages and the brand new dealer purchased motorcraft drag link was popping and the bushing on the brand new dealer purchased track bar was compressing excessively. The dealer parts dept is saying their parts are not defective and that I am not installing them correctly. Have you or your subscibers come acoss this problem?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Them parts dont go bad out the box. Sounds like you've missed something else...

[@mttjfarris]

When working the wheel and checking, it's not real clear if it's off the ground or not?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

On

[@jeffreyparham3197]

I know this is off topic, but Does anyone have any experience with the 2020 transmission recall replacing one of the planetary gears. Im fixin to have that done to my truck and im a little nervous.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Nothing to be nervous about

[@jeffreyparham3197]

Thats good to know. Thank u for the reassurance.

[@hotshot2552]

Last truck I got an emissions recall on it lost 5 mpg

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Im sorry

[@Gixxerdude1k]

I don’t know if it’s true or not, I have heard quite a few people say that the front alignment spectra were changed for 20 and up.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Si

[@Gixxerdude1k]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod did they add more caster? Or make it more like dodge’s cam adjustment?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

I dunno bout that but some of the components are different

[@jeffconley819]

So is that what causes the DEATH WOBBLE

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Watch next week

[@trevormangus7832]

The track bar looks like it may be moving also but you didn’t check it.

[@cowboywoodard2569]

One the worst things guys do is putting massive front bumpers on, they got no idea what they are doing, with all that weight that is canvelerade is putting a horrible problem on the tie Rods and spindle on 2 wheel drives and axles on 4x4 front ends

[@devonm5037]

I fucking hate I had to watch this to tell the ford dealer "mechanics" what was wrong. thanks.

[@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq]

Grab your buddy, grab your wife, just don’t grab your buddy’s wife!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

😝😝😝😝😝