How much play in steering?
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JimmyDee
God Bless America
I had a couple of inches of movement and then tightened up the adjustment on the steering gear and reduced it to about a 1/2 and inch. Doesn't wander as much now.mettech said:
Jim
I have the problem of not keeping it stright on the highway. I have to keep adjusting.
Tire presssure is 60 frnt and 65 rear.
My 03 2500 Ram was spot on with 0 play and a quicker turn ratio. It would turn more like a sports car.
Tire presssure is 60 frnt and 65 rear.My 03 2500 Ram was spot on with 0 play and a quicker turn ratio. It would turn more like a sports car.
FastColts
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mettech said:
You should have very little if any at all. What year is your truck and how many miles? You may be due for a replacement steering box.
CHPMustang
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The rule I've always used with trucks and Class B/A rigs is anything over 2" free wheel play is too much.
Tell us more about your truck like year,model,4x2 or 4x4,how many miles,any front end work serviced in the past,etc
Tell us more about your truck like year,model,4x2 or 4x4,how many miles,any front end work serviced in the past,etc
s d mills
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Maybe 1/2" to 3/4" and that's perfect. I'm skeptical of anyone claiming good driveability with zero freeplay.
Hoss 350
My GSP, Dutch
Hey Jim...JimmyDee said:
How did you go about doing this? I, also, have about two inches of movement and it is sort of annoying. I like to have about an inch, so if you could give me an idea on how to adjust the steering gear, I'd appreciate it.
HCAbowman
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I have about 1" or so, I know I need tie rods and the pitman arm bushing could stand to be replaced, but she does wander quite a bit.
JimmyDee
God Bless America
Under the steering gear there is an allen screw (I think) with a lock nut on it. I turned the setscrew about an 1/8 of a turn and then tried it. I turned the screw between 3/8 and 1/2 a turn and it did it for me.Hoss 350 said:
Be careful because if you get too much it will cause binding and could harm the gear. Its best to have the wheels straight and not turned to the sides when doing the adjustment. Don't get impatient and try for the entire adjustment at one time. Drive it for a day or so in between adjustments and it should do just fine for you.
This will do nothing for a worn front end parts so be careful that you don't try to adjust for bad tie rods or ball joints because it won't work.
Jim
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