Help, What's causing this steering issue?
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Too hot today to troubleshoot tomorrow will be nicer, and the wife had different ideas.... I have the warn lockouts on, I'm certain they were free, but I checked them and I did push the button for 4x4 (without hubs being locked) and that didn't seem to change anything. We were driving it today without issues.
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From: Mt. Shasta California
But they can move if there is too much friction in the hub or the needle bearings and when one axle moves with a binding U-joint it is a recipe for the dreaded steering wheel wobble.
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You are both wrong!
Redhead steering box.
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I forgot the smiley for sarcasm.
The actual tire rotation I meant was the front wheels to the back opposite corners and the rear tires strait forward to the front.
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steering wheel shimmys back and forth?
I have this same problem with my sons 2002 2 wheel drive, so it cant be the u joint! cant feel any shaking from the front end, just the steering wheel but disappears when I get past 30 mph, most noticable at 20 to 30 mph!
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I have been chasing my X steering problem for years. Adjusted OEM steering box. A little better. Installed Landyot Radius rods and Firestone Air Bags. No change. Replaced steering box with Redhead box. A little better. Just replaced entire front end: MOOG Ball joints, control arm, tie rod, adjusters and Timkin hubs. Problem solved. Should have done this 5 years ago. The previous adjustments and parts were just expensive "band aids".
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