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Wrenchbender Ret · 04-26-2010, 06:31 PM

First jack it up & get under it. Start pulling & pushing all the joints & kingpins. Anything with play or looseness needs to be replaced. With that much play I'm sure it or most of it is in the steering gear. If it was a small amount you can adjust it but with a lot of play it needs to be rebuilt. They are not that hard to rebuild & when the front end on these trucks are right they are a pleasure to drive.

04-26-2010, 06:31 PM	#7
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,229	Re: How to I reduce slack in steering? First jack it up & get under it. Start pulling & pushing all the joints & kingpins. Anything with play or looseness needs to be replaced. With that much play I'm sure it or most of it is in the steering gear. If it was a small amount you can adjust it but with a lot of play it needs to be rebuilt. They are not that hard to rebuild & when the front end on these trucks are right they are a pleasure to drive.