Steering Question
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Steering Question
My 2002 F-350 truck has some play in the steering wheel and doesn't actually start turning the wheels right away. It's not a hazard or anything like that. It's just soft feeling. Maybe a few degrees of swing before the wheels start to move. How do I tighten it up? Does the pump need to be replaced? Is there an adjustment? Is there an after market steering pump that works better?
Inquiring minds want to know!
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Inquiring minds want to know!
Thanks.
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Thanks Pikachu, 315,910 miles. But, I know all that. And none of that is original except the steering box. When the truck had only 25,000 or 30,000 miles on it I didn’t like the feel. I want it to feel tighter. How can I get that feel?
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I would place a bet on your pitman arm nut needing tightened, I just did this to my 2002 F350, and when I was at my folks place in MO, my dad was telling me his 89 F150 was feeling "loose" so I tightened his up, all it takes is about 1/4 turn maybe more till it's tight again. I have had numerous friends trucks I have done this on and they were ecstatic with the results. A friend of mine had his whole front-end re-done only to still have that "loose" feel, he was ready to sell his truck... pulled it in, got the 1 5/16' socket, breaker bar and cheater bar, honked on it for a good 1/2 turn and told him to go for a drive. All good.
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