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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 06:56 PM
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hey everybody. its been a good long while since ive been on here. I sold my truck couple years ago and just bought a 2001 f250 SD crew cab with the 5.4 110000 miles on it. when I got it the ball joints were completely shot on it so I replaced them. I done this before I ever drove the truck. it drove all over the road and was fighting the steering wheel to keep the thing up in the road.a couple weeks later my steering box was leaking, so I put a brand new one on there. no change in the steering. I changed all 4 tires with used ones off my sons truck he took off when he bought new ones and still no change. ordered and put new drag link and tie rod ends and everthing I could change on the steering and still drives the same way. my steering wheel is straight but seems like you turn a little one way to drive it straight and a lot the other way especially notice it going around curves. any ideas?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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If the ball joints were torqued properly then I would check the condition of the axle u-joints to be sure they are not binding.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 08:07 PM
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thanks for the quick response...I have to pull them back out to check them I guess?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 08:11 PM
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Remove the tie rod ends and move the spindles back and forth noting where the binding is.
 
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