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thomurec · 08-21-2009, 04:17 PM

i have a 1972 chevy 4x4. and i have a lot of slop in my steering wheel and when i go to turn a corner it just goes like really fast and its really hard to keep on the road. i cant really explain it very well. would that be a bad tie rod or tie rod ends???

69GMCLonghorn · 08-21-2009, 04:30 PM

Tie rods would be my first guess. A contributing factor could also be a worn idler arm and/or Pitman arm. Also, check for play in the steering gear box. These can all kind of play off of each other and make for one wild ride around the twisties!!

68,69 K20 · 08-21-2009, 04:31 PM

I would check those items, but sounds like your steering box might bad...

thomurec · 08-21-2009, 04:34 PM

ya its driven me insane cause i gotta take the main road to school cause i cant hardly take a corner. but thanks guys

69GMCLonghorn · 08-21-2009, 04:35 PM

Essentially what we're saying is "your front end is shot!" Once you get in there, you'll probably end up replacing more than just 1 item...

rwolf9653 · 08-21-2009, 08:25 PM

To check you can jack up one front tire and grab it on both sides and push/pull. You will feel the "loosness" of the joints. Look and see what is moving where the joints are. Do this with both sides.
While you are at it you can put a pipe/prybar under the tire and pull up on the pipe to lift the tire. If your ball joints are bad there will be slop there, if they are good it will be tight.
Sounds like you need to check over everything before it takes you down the wrong road.

unclewatts · 08-21-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rwolf9653

to check you can jack up one front tire and grab it on both sides and push/pull. You will feel the "loosness" of the joints. Look and see what is moving where the joints are. Do this with both sides.
While you are at it you can put a pipe/prybar under the tire and pull up on the pipe to lift the tire. If your ball joints are bad there will be slop there, if they are good it will be tight.
Sounds like you need to check over everything before it takes you down the wrong road.

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08-21-2009, 04:17 PM	#1
thomurec Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 6	Steering?? i have a 1972 chevy 4x4. and i have a lot of slop in my steering wheel and when i go to turn a corner it just goes like really fast and its really hard to keep on the road. i cant really explain it very well. would that be a bad tie rod or tie rod ends???

08-21-2009, 04:30 PM	#2
69GMCLonghorn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Porter Ranch, CA Posts: 978	Re: Steering?? Tie rods would be my first guess. A contributing factor could also be a worn idler arm and/or Pitman arm. Also, check for play in the steering gear box. These can all kind of play off of each other and make for one wild ride around the twisties!!

08-21-2009, 04:31 PM	#3
68,69 K20 They call me the Breeze... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,251	Re: Steering?? I would check those items, but sounds like your steering box might bad... __________________ Mike 69 K20 "Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy"....Ben Franklin

08-21-2009, 04:34 PM	#4
thomurec Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 6	Re: Steering?? ya its driven me insane cause i gotta take the main road to school cause i cant hardly take a corner. but thanks guys

08-21-2009, 04:35 PM	#5
69GMCLonghorn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Porter Ranch, CA Posts: 978	Re: Steering?? Essentially what we're saying is "your front end is shot!" Once you get in there, you'll probably end up replacing more than just 1 item...

08-21-2009, 08:25 PM	#6
rwolf9653 more ideas than money Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: spring grove, pa Posts: 1,068	Re: Steering?? To check you can jack up one front tire and grab it on both sides and push/pull. You will feel the "loosness" of the joints. Look and see what is moving where the joints are. Do this with both sides. While you are at it you can put a pipe/prybar under the tire and pull up on the pipe to lift the tire. If your ball joints are bad there will be slop there, if they are good it will be tight. Sounds like you need to check over everything before it takes you down the wrong road. __________________ Randy 1948 Chevy 3100 5 window 1966 Chevy C30 Dually 1967 Chevy K10 1972 Chevy K20 1972 Chevy C10 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer 1987 Chevy V10 2003 Chevy Suburban



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