At 55 mph the Ranger acts like its going to fall apart HELP!

[cbsremix]

Quick questions guys my daily driver to about to fall apart, its fine on the streets but yesterday I took it in the freeway and anything over 50-55 and the whole truck shakes so bad. It was mostly when the road curved to the left. I garbed the passenger side tire and pulled on it there is some play, maybe a wheel a bearing? not sure I have one day off this week I have to get it done any ideas? 1986 ranger thanks.

 

[doorgunner]

jack the front end off the ground....put jack stands under the frame....

shake/yank everything under the front end & see what wobbles

 

[cbsremix]

Only the passenger tire it has some play where the spindle and the I beam come together. Pretty sloppy.

 

[kcm1582]

That sounds like a bad inner bearing.

 

[cbsremix]

OK guys Im lost, I replaced the wheel bearing yesterday, and when I was putting everything back together I grabbed the spindle right at the end and it has some play, needless to say the wheel bearing didnt fix anything any help my way would help thanks

 

[cbsremix]

Ball joint?

 

[Heavyfire14]

yea that sounds like the ball joints to me