Steering adjustment

[shuttermutt]

I hate to start a new thread for a question that's probably been answered 100 times over, but the search feature appears to be flaking out again (zero matches when searching for "truck" in all forums!?!)...

Steering on the ol' 68 is getting pretty sloppy. I generally don't fool around with steering components much so I'm wondering if anyone can put together a short list of what things I can try and/or what needs to be replaced to get 'er tight again. Anyone?

[cdowns]

balljoints,tierod ends,idler arm and pitman arm ,control arm bushings should all be checked and replaced as necessary

[Jimmy72custom]

What I do is lay on my back under the truck with good light and have someone turn the steering wheel back and forth hard. I look at each steering component closely.

[shuttermutt]

Well, worst cast scenario is about $350 in parts and a heck of a lot of labor. Yeek! Now I've gotta decide which is first; the steering or fixing the problem where the truck likes to dive to the right when the brakes are applied hard. I'm thinking brakes since A) I've gotta stop in a reliable fashion and B) it'll probably be cheaper!