Front end float
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From: Bellville Ohio
Front end float
Hey everyone. I was wondering if anyone could give me some info on my truck. I have a 1979 F250 4x4 Dana 60 front and rear with worn out 33" tires. When I am running down the road the truck feels as if it is floating on air, and the steering wheel has a lot of slack in it. It is easy to turn the wheels to the left at a stop or slow roll, but very difficult to the right.
This is a hunting/fishing truck and was not taken care of before me, but I want to fix it up slowly (I hope). Any ideas? I think that it needs a steering stabilizer, but I do not think that is all. Thanks for any ideas.
This is a hunting/fishing truck and was not taken care of before me, but I want to fix it up slowly (I hope). Any ideas? I think that it needs a steering stabilizer, but I do not think that is all. Thanks for any ideas.
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From: Fraziers Bottom, WV
If you have not replaced and front parts the problem/s could be any of the following:
Column bearings
steering shaft u-joints
gear box
ball joints
tie rod ends
axle shaft u-joints
alignment
anything bent under the front including the frame
Lifted and the wrong parts
Any one and most likely several are the problems above are the reason!
Column bearings
steering shaft u-joints
gear box
ball joints
tie rod ends
axle shaft u-joints
alignment
anything bent under the front including the frame
Lifted and the wrong parts
Any one and most likely several are the problems above are the reason!
