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Feb 21, 2007 | 07:43 PM

tennpete

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steering wheel sticking

<HR style="COLOR: #666666" SIZE=1><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%">hi everyone,new to board.hopefully someone can help me,i have a 94 f250,while driving, if i turn the wheel to the right to much,the wheel sticks untill i turn the wheel back left.it only does it going right,anyone have an idea what to look for?by the way not a mechanic by any means.Thanks for any help you can give me.
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Feb 21, 2007 | 09:39 PM

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My guess would be you have an issue with your steering box.

Feb 21, 2007 | 10:35 PM

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Thank you for your response,do you have any idea of how much that would cost to fix? Or is this something a friend and I could tackle? How hard is it to do? Thanks again.

Feb 21, 2007 | 10:42 PM

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redford maybe right and then he maybe wrong. Seeing how you are inexperienced in mechanical matter, I would suggest find a local independent mech or good friend that truly understand car mechanics and have them take a look. To shotgun and dive into a steering box change might not solve your problem.

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Feb 21, 2007 | 10:44 PM

99f350sd

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May be a front ujoint if its a 4wd.

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Feb 22, 2007 | 05:01 PM

tennpete

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Thanks again for all the responses,yes it's a 4x4,and I took it to someone and they couldn't figure it out.The truck has 109,600 miles on it, and it still runs strong.The problem is annoying,but drivable.If I'm in a right hand turn, while driving,and I let go of the wheel,it keeps going right,till I just turn the wheel left about an inch of a turn. It's my first Ford and I love it,just can't wait till I figure this out.Thanks again, Luv this forum.

Feb 22, 2007 | 06:12 PM

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does it have a steering dampner? the guy before me put one on my truck that was rubbing and causing it to stick. oh and mine was flat out UNDRIVEABLE.

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Feb 28, 2007 | 07:35 PM

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Chk the front ball joints,The way is to disconnect the tierod ends and put a bolt through the tierod hole then use a torque wrench to turn the steering knuckle.
If the ball joints are binding and sticking it will show up.There is a spec on the amount of torque it takes to turn the knuckle.
If the ball joints are orignal ,with that many miles there due.
Rich

Mar 1, 2007 | 09:53 PM

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tennpete

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Thanks,that sounds okay,I have to get some time now to do that. I can't tell you how much I like this board.I wish I had more time to spend on here.Hopefully I get some time this weekend.