steering wheel locks up.... um help
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steering wheel locks up.... um help
I've just bought a 1994 f150 4wd. It does have front and rear sway bars and manual hubs. When I bought it the guy said it had steering issues where it would lock up while driving. He replaced the steering gear box , high pressure line , low pressure line. I've replaced the drag links and tie rod ends. After I replaced them I started the truck and finally felt the problem but not exactly sure where to start looking now. Both the u-joints in the front axle are intact. It almost felt like the steering lock was engaged. It took 4 times moving the wheel side to side and it freed up. Anyone had this problem or would possibly know what is causing this? Thanks
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What does this mean? The joints could be dry and binding up. You wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at them. Another possibility would be the ball joints
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If it is the steering lock it seems like it shouldn't be too hard to take the column apart and either replace / fix it or just disable it completely. I've never heard of it happening, but that doesn't mean it couldn't.
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