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Old May 23, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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excessive play in the wheel

my 08 F250 has been in the shop for two days. the play in the steering wheel is from 10-2 I have to constantly play the wheel to keep going stright. Ford says nothing is wrong. ANyone able to give me any ideas?
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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Sounds like the gear box needs a little tightening. On older boxes, there is a screw on top that you can tighten a little at a time. That may sure up the wheel a bit. Is it isolated to the box or could it be something in the alignment or rag joints?
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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It could also be the bushing in the steering wheel that is cracked. I had the same problem with my '05 E-150 van and they had to replace the whole steering wheel.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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be careful adjusting the gear box. It's really easy to make it worse. Don't ask me how I know.
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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its a new truck, should not be your problem to fix or adjust. get a 2nd opinion, go to another dealer. I had to on my truck. local dealer was a waste of time. other dealer was awsome and got the job done.
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Good point on finding another dealer.

10-2 is pretty bad - that's unreasonable on a brand-new truck.

Report back what you find out!
 
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