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05 f250
finally got my truck back from the shop. fully deleted and studded. now im finally looking to get the steering in the truck fixed. it likes to wonder off when driving. also steering is really loose. extremely bouncy.
what do you guys recommend to make the steering better. overall better quality of driving?
what do you guys recommend to make the steering better. overall better quality of driving?
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Have you rebuilt the front end? All the ball joints, tie rods etc to tighten it up, then adjust the steering box.
I borrowed this from another thread, it is what I did a few years back. Just don't over tighten, just enough to tighten up the slop, but no more or it will prematurly wear out the box..
1. Locate the adjustment screw on the top of the steering box. There are 4 bolts holding a little plate in place and the screw is in the center of that. You can see it if you look directly to the right of the lower radiator hose that is on the drivers side of the truck on the outlet of the engine. You can also see it from the bottom of the truck looking up near the fan shroud. There is a little notch in the shroud that gives you a little access to the screw.
2. Mark the end of the screw were the 3/16 allen head with a paint pen.
3. I took the 17mm nut completely off to make getting to the 5/8 nut easier. You could just losen the 17mm nut and then the 5/8, it is up to you. Once both nuts are lose make sure that the screw didn't move. Now take the 5/8 wrench and then turn the 3/16 allen clockwise when viewed looking down. I turned mine a full turn and then took it for a quick test drive. I did notice that once the 5.8 nut was lose, a little bit of fluid came out. I am hoping that now that the nuts are back tight that it doesn't continue to leak.
4. Long story short, one full turn of the screw solved my sloppy steering issues. The truck has nearly 100k on the clock so a little slop was to be expected i guess.
I borrowed this from another thread, it is what I did a few years back. Just don't over tighten, just enough to tighten up the slop, but no more or it will prematurly wear out the box..
1. Locate the adjustment screw on the top of the steering box. There are 4 bolts holding a little plate in place and the screw is in the center of that. You can see it if you look directly to the right of the lower radiator hose that is on the drivers side of the truck on the outlet of the engine. You can also see it from the bottom of the truck looking up near the fan shroud. There is a little notch in the shroud that gives you a little access to the screw.
2. Mark the end of the screw were the 3/16 allen head with a paint pen.
3. I took the 17mm nut completely off to make getting to the 5/8 nut easier. You could just losen the 17mm nut and then the 5/8, it is up to you. Once both nuts are lose make sure that the screw didn't move. Now take the 5/8 wrench and then turn the 3/16 allen clockwise when viewed looking down. I turned mine a full turn and then took it for a quick test drive. I did notice that once the 5.8 nut was lose, a little bit of fluid came out. I am hoping that now that the nuts are back tight that it doesn't continue to leak.
4. Long story short, one full turn of the screw solved my sloppy steering issues. The truck has nearly 100k on the clock so a little slop was to be expected i guess.
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Well you can't go wrong with oem. I personally have gone with moog on all the vehicles I have done. The difference is in the serviceability being oem are sealed and greased from the factory where as moog has grease fittings and can be greased on a schedule. If you keep up on the grease they should far out live the sealed, but if you don't want to have to grease regularly then the sealed would be the better option.
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Make sure your front end is tight before adjusting the steering box.
I won't go with greaseable ball joints. The knuckles always end up being a mess and the lower ball joint is a ******* to get greased because of the u-joint being in the way.
I won't go with greaseable ball joints. The knuckles always end up being a mess and the lower ball joint is a ******* to get greased because of the u-joint being in the way.
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