broke truck,,,,,,,, expensive fix

[FENKER]

so my steering box broke on me last night luckily it was in a driveway rather than on the highway. the shaft from the box to the linkage broke from the impact of only a dear a coulple weeks ago. so ive got my dads truck now and it is most likely going to be a long time for the insurance company to fix it. but i hear they are about $600. and $300 from a junk yard

[Big K]

The Steering Box broke? if so, Just get another one...

Autozone...

Unit Price:
$154.99
*Core Value:
$225.00
Total Price:
$379.99

Lifetime Warrenty...Not too bad to replace either

[Marty]

What he said.

[Big K]

Let me add...

You will need a Pitman Arm Puller, but ya can rent that at Autozone also

[FENKER]

the insurance took the truck and idk when im getting it back all i pay is $100

[Big K]

Originally Posted by 1/4_million_boy

the insurance took the truck and idk when im getting it back all i pay is $100

And of course charge backs from the insurance on your insurance bill.....and a claim also....

[FENKER]

nope its for vandalism and hitting a wild animal. our payments dont go up or anything only $100 for everything. called them at like 1 in the morning they picked up the truck at 12 in the afternoon and its at the shop and everything is already done with the paperwork. just got to wait to get my baby back

[Dirk]

Originally Posted by 1/4_million_boy

so my steering box broke on me last night luckily it was in a driveway rather than on the highway. the shaft from the box to the linkage broke from the impact of only a dear a coulple weeks ago. so ive got my dads truck now and it is most likely going to be a long time for the insurance company to fix it. but i hear they are about $600. and $300 from a junk yard

Originally Posted by 1/4_million_boy

nope its for vandalism and hitting a wild animal. our payments dont go up or anything only $100 for everything. called them at like 1 in the morning they picked up the truck at 12 in the afternoon and its at the shop and everything is already done with the paperwork. just got to wait to get my baby back

Wait... what?


So the deer had it out for you? Did he come back after you went to bed and did a number on your truck?

Maybe I'm just not meant to understand.

[kinghawg98]

Clearly that deer didnt come after him, it was his fellow thug deer. DUH

He's lucky he left the door to the house shut, deer have a hard time using knobs, otherwise, who knows what would have happened

[Fireman5606]

If I'm reading correctly he hit a deer, and that apparently damaged the "shaft from the box to the linkage" which I am thinking would be meaning the pitman arm. Then later while in the driveway the steering became completely inoperable, and he has comprehensive insurance which covers vandalism and destruction caused by wild animals. So the insurance company is getting charged $600 for a pitman arm which would be less than half that even from ford, and the deductable on his comprehensive coverage is $100.