67 with steering issues
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67 with steering issues
Hello all, my first time posting. Here goes:
I've recently purchased a 67 F100 with a 3 spd on the column and a 240 straight 6. It has manual steering and manual brakes. My issue is the steering. I have never owned a non power steered vehicle so I do not know if the difficulty is with it being worn out or just that bad stock.
The steering is so much more difficult to turn than a power steered vehicle when the belt breaks/pump goes out what have you. Is this normal? I would rather stick with the stock setup but if this is how it should be I may start the PITA process that is switching to power. Please help, I have about fried my brain trying to research this. I just need to know how difficult the steering should be so I can make an educated decision on swapping to power, with a preference to not swap.
Thank you all for your time!
I've recently purchased a 67 F100 with a 3 spd on the column and a 240 straight 6. It has manual steering and manual brakes. My issue is the steering. I have never owned a non power steered vehicle so I do not know if the difficulty is with it being worn out or just that bad stock.
The steering is so much more difficult to turn than a power steered vehicle when the belt breaks/pump goes out what have you. Is this normal? I would rather stick with the stock setup but if this is how it should be I may start the PITA process that is switching to power. Please help, I have about fried my brain trying to research this. I just need to know how difficult the steering should be so I can make an educated decision on swapping to power, with a preference to not swap.
Thank you all for your time!
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
Mayhems67 Welcome to FTE & the bumpside forum.
quote "The steering is so much more difficult to turn than a power steered vehicle when the belt breaks/pump goes out" Non-power steering vehicles are a little more of a struggle than those with, but not to the degree you just described.
You can have front cab support rot (located under your left foot when driving) that could cause binding while driving. The rag joint would look pretty tattered because of this. Go under the truck and have a look see if this might be an issue.
The joints in the system not being lubed would be another cause. Again look to see if they look serviced. Kingpins may need replacing.
A couple places to start.
John
quote "The steering is so much more difficult to turn than a power steered vehicle when the belt breaks/pump goes out" Non-power steering vehicles are a little more of a struggle than those with, but not to the degree you just described.
You can have front cab support rot (located under your left foot when driving) that could cause binding while driving. The rag joint would look pretty tattered because of this. Go under the truck and have a look see if this might be an issue.
The joints in the system not being lubed would be another cause. Again look to see if they look serviced. Kingpins may need replacing.
A couple places to start.
John
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From: Black Hills of SD
Jack it up and try the steering. Lots of these old kingpin trucks suffer from never getting greased. I've seen them so tight you could barely steer it when the wheels were off the ground. Sadly, when they have been neglected that long, it's hard to get them to take grease. I have heated the area with a torch and nursed grease in. If everything is up to factory spec and well lubed, they don't steer that bad at all. You have to learn to do the steering while the truck is rolling and you'll get by just fine.
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Plus keep your front tires pressure in check will help turning the steering wheel when not moving. But turning the steering wheel at a dead stop is what puts the biggest strain on the whole steering component. And very short life if not greased as it's suppose to be.. Like the King pins tie-rod ends drag-link and other rubber bushings. Will all fail sooner when a person don't know how to operate the vehicle they our diving.....orich
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