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08-24-2010, 09:10 PM
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Steering Wanders
I just had my wheel alignment done after I found the po installed the drag link backwards, the truck tends to wander, not to any paticular side so I am constantly corecting the steering back and forth,not radically but just enough to be a pain, the front end is all new no slop in anything,
the castor is at 2deg 18min left and 2deg 49min right Any ideas ? |
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08-24-2010, 09:24 PM
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Re: Steering Wanders
You sure it isn't in the steering box? If so it is pretty common for them to get play after a few years. And there is a procedure for adjusting the steering box to remove some play. Just important not to over adjust. That procedure is in the overhaul manual and the Haynes I believe.
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08-24-2010, 09:32 PM
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Re: Steering Wanders
If the steering box checks out, see if the toe is zero or toed out.
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08-24-2010, 10:07 PM
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Re: Steering Wanders
check your center link mine was in backward and my truck wandered i installed it correctly, got an alignment and she drives nice now
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08-24-2010, 10:15 PM
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Re: Steering Wanders
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08-25-2010, 12:09 AM
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08-25-2010, 05:35 PM
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Re: Steering Wanders
did you check or replace the rag joint very common problem on the trucks
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08-26-2010, 05:32 PM
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Re: Steering Wanders
Glad all of us could help!
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08-27-2010, 11:50 AM
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Re: Steering Wanders
I looked at the center link on my 72 and it looks like it will only go in one way. The attaching location holes of the pitman arm and idler arm angle forward. If were in backwards it seems the link would be rubbing the tierod. Does anyone have pics of correctly or incorrectly installed center link? I checked the chilton's and no diagrams for center link placement.
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08-29-2010, 11:10 PM
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08-30-2010, 10:36 AM
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Re: Steering Wanders
Thanks for the shout back, That's what mine looks like. Guess maybe the steering gear is too lose.
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