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Green K20 · 09-03-2010, 10:08 PM

I have the same thing happening on my '71 4x4. I have yet to do anything about it. I have crawled under my truck and turned the steering column by hand (yes, my steering is that loose), and I see the pitman arm moving, and the tie rod ends moving. I have no doubt the manual steering gearbox is worn too.

If you get one piece of advise from this thread, let it be this: Don't just start replacing parts, you may end up spending a lot of money and not gain much. I used to have a '77 F150 that I put over $600 worth of parts into, and the steering was almost as loose as before.

I hope this helps.

09-03-2010, 10:08 PM	#8
Green K20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Des Moines, Ia Posts: 28	Re: removing steering wheel play(69 c-10) I have the same thing happening on my '71 4x4. I have yet to do anything about it. I have crawled under my truck and turned the steering column by hand (yes, my steering is that loose), and I see the pitman arm moving, and the tie rod ends moving. I have no doubt the manual steering gearbox is worn too. If you get one piece of advise from this thread, let it be this: Don't just start replacing parts, you may end up spending a lot of money and not gain much. I used to have a '77 F150 that I put over $600 worth of parts into, and the steering was almost as loose as before. I hope this helps. __________________ 1971 Custom 20 4x4 - 350, 4spd, Project Workhorse 1999 Ford Explorer 4x4 - V6, auto. daily driver 1989 Cadillac Coupe DeVille - in the works (haven't bought it yet)