I tore the entire thing apart, cleaned, and re-greased. No broken spring, and everything looked to be in tact.
I have a lot of sheet metal off the front and have the unique scenario where I see the drag link while turning the wheel. I can have the wheel centered and watch the pitman arm move while the drag link stays in place.
If I tighten the end screw about 1/8 turn past the cotter pin slot the problem goes away. My first thought was if put a shim between the ball seat and end screw it should allow me the tighten everything and still line up with the cotter pin slot.
