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I Put plates on my Truck Today, and drove it down the road for the first time (Owned it 2 years). Seems the steering is sloppy, The truck wants to go left, then right. I have some play in the steering (3 or 4 inches). Could it be the Steering Box? How do check it, and if it is, are they hard to replace? Junk yard parts OK?
To make the TIB system work everything has to be tight. Straight axles like yours are not quite as bad but spring bushings can go. I believe there are rebuilt steering boxes available. Junkyard parts are probably in the same condition as yours. Many times the junk yard operator will see a good tight box come in and pull it for their own use :-( I assume you have checked the tie rod ends etc. The rag joint is a good point to check. Sometimes the box can be adjusted per specs if the unit is not worn badly.
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Found the Problem. Its the Coupling Assembly. Looks like a small Universal. Its Shot. If I undo the Coupling bolts on both the top
and bottom shafts, will the whole coupling Assembly slide off the shafts? Do the replacment parts come as one unit?
I have a 77 F-100 and it was sloppy too, I changed the rag coupling and the steering box, about a 100.00 from auto parts store and about 1.5 hours, its not hard just heavy.