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  1. dmilkman589

    Steering wheel off center

    so it is possible for it to slip.... hmm guessing thats it. well everyone on here who wanted to bash the heck out of me. im bringing it to a shop tomorrow to have the front end looked at before i drive back to buffalo. also im getting a new drag link installed assuming that's the only thing...
  2. dmilkman589

    Steering wheel off center

    so i looked at it today. the axle is still sitting where its suppose to under the leafs, the frame were the steering box is bolted on is not cracked. i jacked up the front end and i dont notice any unusual play in the front wheels. could something in the actual steering box be broken, could it...
  3. dmilkman589

    Steering wheel off center

    heres the deal, i haven't re posted because i never fixed it, but i drove it from albany to buffalo twice now with no wobble. the alignment seems to be perfect the wheel just seems to be off. but tonight i went back out in the woods and i hit something and the wheel tweaked back the other way so...
  4. dmilkman589

    Steering wheel off center

    I'm not beating my truck. You guys sound like my father haha. I'm simply using it. As long as it doesn't fail on my 327 mile drive home this coming weekend were good.
  5. dmilkman589

    Steering wheel off center

    No more play than it had before... Everything seems to be acting normal other than center
  6. dmilkman589

    Steering wheel off center

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  7. dmilkman589

    Steering wheel off center

    I went and did some snow wheeling yesterday in buffalo while away at school and I broke through the ice a few times dropping my front wheel a couple feet down. After the whole day of wheelin and getting stuck allot the steering wheel has been knocked about 45 degrees off center. Is this a common...
  8. dmilkman589

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

    what you think about starting a thread on why we love our cucv's... here is my story drive to buffalo for school. 300 miles. put on about 100 miles around bufffalo. drive home 300 miles take 2 day off roading adventure drive back to school to finish semester, then home again so another 600...
  9. dmilkman589

    I'm confused about 12v/24v?

    i drive a chevy, i enjoy mud too :)
  10. dmilkman589

    Snorkel finished

    as of water proofing this truck, i find it kind of a disaster waiting to happen. if you get anywhere past the bottom of the headlights the cab fills up on mine. and you dont want the fuse box getting wet so in and out asap.
  11. dmilkman589

    Dirty Glass

    how are you sure the heater core is not leaking slightly? im not doughting you it would just be good to know for future refrace if this happens to me
  12. dmilkman589

    Looking for a squeal noise diagnosis.

    1 quick tip. i might be the only one that made this mistake but just in-case... when checking the rear u joints be sure to put the transmission in neutral. even if you don't think your on a hill, any little bit of force being applied to the drive shaft will make any u joint play go away...
  13. dmilkman589

    erratic voltage reading with temp and speed on m1009

    i was thinking no squeak. the belts gotta be fine. i was wrong. also i wasn't getting 14 volts when putting meter right to the alternator. i thought its gotta be the alternator. i was wrong. without the solid ground on on the battery it wont be pulling good voltage.... and im guessing it was...
  14. dmilkman589

    erratic voltage reading with temp and speed on m1009

    im an idiot. times a million. brought truck to a alternator shop. the guy felt the pulley it was hot. very hot. changed belts. tightened them up. (it was slipping) tightened up loose ground on front battery. everything is perfect now...
  15. dmilkman589

    Voltage loss with increased engine rpm

    im an idiot. times a million. brought truck to a alternator shop. the guy felt the pulley it was hot. very hot. changed belts. tightened them up. (it was slipping) tightened up loose ground on front battery. everything is perfect now...
  16. dmilkman589

    Voltage loss with increased engine rpm

    belts are solid!!
  17. dmilkman589

    Voltage loss with increased engine rpm

    ok i had another thread started and wasnt getting much on replies so i narrowed down the issue in the title hoping someone can help me out. i have to make a 5 hour trip home from buffalo next week and my gen 1 does not work at highway speed. i need it to or its a long walk. when i start my...
  18. dmilkman589

    erratic voltage reading with temp and speed on m1009

    so its constant. when i rev the engine i loose voltage. and when its cold it makes it worse. what part of the alternator needs to be replaced!?
  19. dmilkman589

    erratic voltage reading with temp and speed on m1009

    got in the m1009 today and drove it down the road. the front battery wasnt charging again!!! i shut all electronics off and got out and looked at stuff cause i was pissed. the i tapped on the alternator. walked around the truck a little bit more and then got back in then hmm. there is all my...
  20. dmilkman589

    M1009 Steering

    i dont have much play in my 09. just buy a new steering damper and if it doesn't do it just replace all knuckles.
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