Sloppy stearing
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Hey Steve movement in the radial strut bushings is normal, unless it's accompanied by a hard clunk. To chech the bushings an easy way is to put the truck in drive foot on brake and brake torque it, then without removing your foot from the brake pedal put it in reverse, and throttle it again if you hear loud clunks than the strut bushings are worn,however they do not affect the actual steering feel (Float). A worn bushing can also cause the truck to pull to one side.I have the dealership manuals and will gladly post instructions from it as to how to properly adjust the mesh load. Jim
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If you could post the info on the mesh load it would help a lot of people.
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here is the procedure i'll try a link to the pics Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - dort's Album: Mesh Load Adjustment Procedure
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Thanks. I haven't tried those steps, so do not know that they won't work. However, what I have done is to mark exactly where the screw was. Then I tightened it 1/16 turn, which was about the minimum I felt I could measure, and drove the truck. That did take the majority of the slack out of the box, but also significantly reduced the "feel" - so much so that it drove far better with the slack in it and good feel than the other way around. My expectation is that there are things in the box which are worn that the mesh adjustment hides, but does not fix. Anyway, I hope that procedure works for others. Thanks for posting it.
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