loose tie rod
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loose tie rod
i have a 1975 F-100 with a loose tie rod on the left (i can wiggle the rod about a quarter turn) , the right tire was cupping and i have practically no return of steering along with a popping sound when i turn slow.can the loose tie rod be causing all this or is there something else wrong too.any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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loose tie rod
The tie rod should not have any play in it at all, side to side or up and down. If you can only swivel it a little on the joint it is OK yet. As far as the popping and lack of steering return (assuming it is a 2 wheel drive) I would suspect the kingpins are probably about froze up. I had the same problem with a '73 F150 I had. I'd have to crank the steering wheel back straight after going around a turn just as hard as it was to turn into the turn on the way in. I had tried pulling the caps, soaking them with penetrating oil to clean them up, then greasing the heck out of them, but it wasn't ever right until I replaced the kingpins. Made it drive like a new truck.
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