Power running board broken arm casting.

[Miekk]

The power board deployed about half way down and when it got stepped on I heard a sharp snap. It went up and down a few times then wouldn't stay up. It's on the passenger side. I drove it up on the ramps and started looking. It turns out that the main drive arm casting that has the wedge block in it broke and well, nothing but bad thoughts of "you have to buy the entire thing" came to mind...
I attached some pictues, where can I find this part and how does that lower pin come out??


While I was already there, I removed the gearbox and took it completely apart. Not the motor, just the gearbox. It was almost completely dry. I flushed out the rest of the crap, reloaded it with grease and assemblet it back together. It's nice and quiet again now.

Little trick to keep the board up now that it's broken. manually push it up and use a vise-grip C-clamp on the bracketry. Don't foget to unplug the motor...

Thanks for your help!

 

[Miekk]

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[RI-Matt]

Bad news bro. How much do you like using the vise grip C-clamp?

Being that it's the front, you can only buy it with the motor.
Check with Tasca.

Part for Regular Length # 9L7Z-16A506-A = $670

Part for EL # 9L7Z-16A506-B = $1072


Sorry,

Matt

 

[wyo_vr4]

Damn, that sucks! Assuming the vehicle is no longer under warranty, I would either leave it deactivated or install non-moving running boards. $670-$1070 is crazy expensive and it may eventually break again.

 

[sgtowing]

Sorry to hear.

 

[Toyman]

The bracket looks like it can be removed. If it can, I'll bet someone could fabricate one fairly inexpensively.

 

[limited4x4expy]

You will probably have to cut the pin, and use a bolt to replace it with , it looks like its pressed in there, have you checked a junkyard yet? You might be able to buy just that part, and not the whole thing.


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[Miekk]

Bad news bro. How much do you like using the vise grip C-clamp?

Being that it's the front, you can only buy it with the motor.
Check with Tasca.

Part for Regular Length # 9L7Z-16A506-A = $670

Part for EL # 9L7Z-16A506-B = $1072


Sorry,

Matt

I could just drill a hole through the bracket and the stop, but a bolt in it and I have really expensive rocker panels that constantly get full of crap under there..

I have a fairly local dealer that I've never found anyone beat for price, but $600 is still too much...

 

[Miekk]

The bracket looks like it can be removed. If it can, I'll bet someone could fabricate one fairly inexpensively.

Plan A: Remove and have friends shop remake from billet.
Plan B: Model in ProE and have friends shop program CNC.
Plan C: (probably most likely) 3x5 1/4" flat with single long tube welded to the bottom and two shorter with a gap for the wedge on the top. Weld a short wall on the top for the wedge to slide on and drill a hole.

Unless I happen to run across one somewhere, will initiate plans next week.

 

[Miekk]

All fixt.

I does pay to know people....