Steering pulling side to side

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Nov 21, 2008 | 09:59 PM

fuelboy001

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Steering pulling side to side

I have a 05 F350 and driving home tonight the truck starting pulling hard from side to side after turning a corner. I turned the corner and the steering wheel only came back so far and keeped pulling to the right and then I pulled the steering wheel to the left and the truck darted hard to the left and back and forth until I stopped.

I had the front end looked at by my mechanic and everything in the front end is tight and wouldn't reproduce the problem on the rack. So I started driving home and it started all over.

Thanks for any info in advance.

fuelboy

Nov 22, 2008 | 07:03 AM

bismic

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Did they check the "Stabilizer Bar" (or sway bar) end links?

Nov 22, 2008 | 08:06 AM

fuelboy001

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Yes he did. I called a front end/frame specialist this morning and he is going to look at it. He says it may be the power steering pump or even the gearbox.

Nov 22, 2008 | 09:09 AM

69cj

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Sounds like the hydro-boost unit.

Nov 22, 2008 | 11:45 AM

jxdrl

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my truck did this and it was the axle end u-joints, behind the wheels. my passenger side one was frozen.

Nov 30, 2008 | 08:51 AM

pile_53574

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Yep mine did same thing, greased the axle u-joints(the only serviceable ones on the whole truck) and problem fixed

Apr 29, 2010 | 03:59 PM

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[quote=fuelboy001;6797413]I have a 05 F350 and driving home tonight the truck starting pulling hard from side to side after turning a corner. I turned the corner and the steering wheel only came back so far and keeped pulling to the right and then I pulled the steering wheel to the left and the truck darted hard to the left and back and forth until I stopped.

I had the front end looked at by my mechanic and everything in the front end is tight and wouldn't reproduce the problem on the rack. So I started driving home and it started all over.

Well what was it? My truck just started this too!