I am going ahead and changing the ball joints, or at least attempting to. The reason being that I have a "binding" issue when the steering is recovering from a hard left-hand turn. Typically only when under extreme torque (like turning left on the bottom of a hill and immediately starting uphill as you come out of the turn). I've replaced the tie rod (shredded boots and very loose), the drag link (same condition as the tie rod, but bent), am about to go outside and finish the motor mount replacement (the top plate, driver's side was sheered-off). I've also replaced the power steering pump, but the binding was there before and after that new pump. Replaced the power steering reservoir too.Yes, the system has been bled several times. If all that fails, I do have a new high pressure hose coming for the power steering, the thought being that something is blocking the current hose.

I'll track it down, eventually.

 

My pleasure. If you have issues either post or PM me and I'll try to help. Dusty who used this forum regularly was a Texas guy, very, very experienced with D2's and offroading, he hailed from Dallas.

I used to work in Houston a long while ago in the 80's for Phillips Petroleum. Small world eh.

 

This video demonstrates why I personally didn't want to tackle changing the ball joints. I have the skills to do it, and the tools are available as loaners from the major auto parts companies, but what lacked was the patience.