Axle bushings

The bushing can be binding if worn past "normal wear", unfortunately unless modified there is no provision for lubing these bushings. This binding can cause the jerking feeling as well as not being able to align that axle properly.

 

Alignment Solutions in Kansas City did a pretty good job with my truck. Chad will actually go over the truck with you, and he understands how all of the parts are supposed to work together and make sure they're fixed before doing an alignment. It was entirely different from my other experiences, where I just hand them the keys, then pick the truck up later with maybe a printout of the results. I ended up getting kingpin bushings and the wear pads on the drive axle replaced at the tire place that is at the same address, and I'm satisfied with the quality and speed of the work and the price. A lot of other people on this site recommend going here, and the Google reviews are pretty high.

I've had places tell me my kingpin bushings were fine, but they pretty much had to be through process of elimination. They would put a bar underneath the tire and pull with a slight amount of play. But when something was placed underneath the tire, and the bar was used as a lever, I could see and hear the problem. Probably has something to do with the bar providing only upwards force instead of being pulled upwards and inwards.