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Oct 8, 2015 | 04:43 PM

Mike1

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Steering Slop

My 95 F250 4x4 5.8L Manual Has some play in the steering wheel, tie rods, drag link & Pitman are all ok, I noticed that the steering column, where it goes into the gear box will spin about 3/8" - 1/2" before the tires start to wiggle. so is the box shot?

Oct 8, 2015 | 05:02 PM

88XLTLariat

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Check your rag joint at the lower end of your steering column. Thers should be a plastic cover over it that snaps off. If all is good there, then i would suspect a worn gear box.

Oct 8, 2015 | 05:08 PM

Mike1

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Thanks, I'll check that tomorrow.

Oct 8, 2015 | 08:39 PM

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Steering Slop

Also the intermediate steering shaft is telescoping and where the two pieces slide together is a common area to have play. I drilled a hole through mine and put a bolt in it, but it defeats the purpose of a telescoping shaft in the case of a bad accident. Helps tighten the play up though.

Oct 11, 2015 | 10:30 AM

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I checked the intermediate shaft and it's tight where they come together, As for the rag joint I don't see one, unless it's under the cover where the shaft goes into the gear box??. I did notice under the dash board that the shaft has some slop and I'm wondering if this is the problem. I'm wondering if I should try to tighten that pinch bolt some more or not? I made a short 35 second video on you tube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfo5...ature=youtu.be