But it wasn't until I removed the steering knuckle/spindle from my 102 and directly compared it (side by side) to the damaged spindle on the 122. You can see in the photos that the spindle part of the knuckle was in fact torsionally twisted (on left ) by comparing that position to the one on the right. This is the last place that I thought would bend, wow! Not only did it get twisted, but judging by the difficulty in removing the spindle/knuckle (needed 3 pound hammer and brass drift), it is no longer straight either. As much as this sucks, I'd rather have to replace the steering knuckle than the steering box! Thanks for your help.
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