Tips for transporting m1028

[FLINT]

Hi all, a few months driving to my parents house, something happened to my truck causing it to shake - rather SLAM back and forth whenever i hit the slightest bump - like BAD death shake - but worse. So, I've realized that I'm never going to get around to fixing it since it is 2 hours away.

SO, I'm going to have it towed - tomorrow. We have AAA. Its like 98 miles from my parents house to the garage I'm having it towed to.

Is there anything that I should know NOW before I have it towed? Is there a certain way it should be towed? Can I specify that to AAA? Anything I should tell AAA when I'm on the phone?

Thank you for any advice!!!

 

[GHall]

Have them put it on a roll back, that way no tires are on the ground.

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

Yep. Don't roll those tires for 98 miles. There's no telling what damage might be caused.

 

[FLINT]

ok, see I wouldn't have known that. So I should insist on a rollback that can carry 6000 lbs?

 

[GHall]

6000lbs shouldn't be a problem, tell them how much it weighs. I had my 8100lb F 250 on one not too long ago..

 

[FLINT]

Great! Thanks for the quick help!

 

[UNIMOG-GUY]

Where in south west VA are you located?

 

[FLINT]

Not in SW VA,

I'm west of Harrisonburg

 

[marks86]

same thing happend to me turned out to be my steering stabizer

 

[FLINT]

I replaced the steering stabilizer a year or so ago and that really helped.

the CUCV successfully made it to the mechanic on Monday (also a CUCV owner). He said the tires were SHOT, so we are going to replace those and see what that does for it.

 

[Jim Hunter]

What happen after the tyre change ???

Jim

 

[ranchhopper]

To be safe change out your king pin springs and bushings a very easy thing to do I was apprehensive about doing my first one until I found out how easy it was. Every 1008 and 1028 I have owned I changed them out go on fleabay and you can buy the springs and bushings very reasonable it will drive like a new truck tires and steering stabilizers are just a band aid for the real problem. You will ruin the front tires with a bad front end and an hour and thirty dollars in parts will fix the real problem for as long as you own the truck all the king pin springs I have changed out were fatigued enough to be a quarter inch shorter than the new ones.

 

[FLINT]

The new tires completely fixed the problem. I had already replaced the king pin springs and bushings before I had the truck towed to the mechanic - but after the bad shake problem. So its possible that the king pin springs/bushings ruined the tires - but I now have new king pin springs/bushings and new tires and I can't make it do the death shake at all.