Very common. The physical steering stops are just metal bolts with plastic caps on them. The caps last all of about 30 miles before they crack and come off, leaving you with the metal-on-metal horrible groan they all have under those circumstances.


My Truck: 1987 XtraCab DLX 22R 4WD 5 Speed Manual
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"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." -Jeremy Clarkson