steering/brake issue
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steering/brake issue
Hi all-- I seem to have a steering/brake issue with my 93 F150, 4x4, 300 (straight six).
I'll do my best to describe it and with a little luck, someone out there will recognize it and offer some advice.
So--when I turn hard right, it turns easy (almost a little too easy) and it doesn't come back to center very well--meaning, it doesn't "snap back". When I turn hard left, I seem to meet some resistance and then, when I try to bring the wheel back to center, it is hard until it literally feels like it's going over a hump and then snaps back.
Then, this morning something happened which really got me curious: I was sitting at a red light with the truck in neutral (manual tranny) and my foot on the brake as I was on a slight incline, ahead of me being the uphill. I let off the brake and the steering wheel moved slightly to the right and when I stepped on the brake again, the steering wheel snapped tight in center position.
I do hear a "clunk" when I get the ole' girl rolling in the morning after it's been sitting all night coming from the front, right wheel and sometimes a slight grinding noise. Could this be only a sticky caliper? Or, more serious front end/steering box issues? Or perhaps, some of each.
Thanks in advance,
Peter Allenson
I'll do my best to describe it and with a little luck, someone out there will recognize it and offer some advice.
So--when I turn hard right, it turns easy (almost a little too easy) and it doesn't come back to center very well--meaning, it doesn't "snap back". When I turn hard left, I seem to meet some resistance and then, when I try to bring the wheel back to center, it is hard until it literally feels like it's going over a hump and then snaps back.
Then, this morning something happened which really got me curious: I was sitting at a red light with the truck in neutral (manual tranny) and my foot on the brake as I was on a slight incline, ahead of me being the uphill. I let off the brake and the steering wheel moved slightly to the right and when I stepped on the brake again, the steering wheel snapped tight in center position.
I do hear a "clunk" when I get the ole' girl rolling in the morning after it's been sitting all night coming from the front, right wheel and sometimes a slight grinding noise. Could this be only a sticky caliper? Or, more serious front end/steering box issues? Or perhaps, some of each.
Thanks in advance,
Peter Allenson
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There is some sort of issue with valving in the steering box, but it also sounds like you have bad bushings or something. Have a look at your radius arm bushings (arms run back to front edge of the cab and mount to the frame) and see if they're in pieces.
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Sounds like the wear parts in your front suspension/steering have had a good life, especially if they're as old as the truck.
Second guess is that your wheel bearings need attention.
Do it yourself, or farm it out, but "Git-er-done" pronto! The longer you neglect, the higher the price.
Take care, Mike
Second guess is that your wheel bearings need attention.
Do it yourself, or farm it out, but "Git-er-done" pronto! The longer you neglect, the higher the price.
Take care, Mike
Last edited by Hypoid; Oct 26, 2004 at 10:31 PM.
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Originally Posted by gatesj
Have a look at your radius arm bushings (arms run back to front edge of the cab and mount to the frame) and see if they're in pieces.
Thanks man--that's exactly what the problem is!
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