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Old Nov 24, 2020 | 08:11 AM
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I did not know Ford employed nuns....

If not OEM, I always default to Moog, not to say they get it right every time.

Those Red Head boxes are too much $$$.

 
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Old Jan 18, 2021 | 05:34 PM
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Looking to fix this issue with mine as well
 
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Old Oct 28, 2021 | 06:44 AM
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Guys , Thanks for all the info on this really long thread on wandering . I have been lurking out here for years and thought I would say Hey .
My 2001 f350 fits right in , all the same problems and attempted fixes , still wanders ...
 
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Old Oct 28, 2021 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtmotor
Guys , Thanks for all the info on this really long thread on wandering . I have been lurking out here for years and thought I would say Hey .
My 2001 f350 fits right in , all the same problems and attempted fixes , still wanders ...
@dirtmotor , which steering gear did you use as the replacement?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2021 | 02:54 PM
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f350 wandering

Fixed it finally , thanks to this thread ,after replacing everything but the steering box I had front end aligned , was worse than ever to keep on the road so I talked to some big truck front end guys and they said its gotta be the toe and boy were they right ! With a tape measure I checked wheel to wheel and they had toe set at 3/8 out , I set it to a little less than a 1/8 in and I cant believe how good it drives , so now I have a Red Head steering box in the shop waiting for me to install it should take care of the play (I hope ) then maybe a long long break from truck maintenance! Thanks again for all the help .
 
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Old Dec 2, 2021 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtmotor
Fixed it finally , thanks to this thread ,after replacing everything but the steering box I had front end aligned , was worse than ever to keep on the road so I talked to some big truck front end guys and they said its gotta be the toe and boy were they right ! With a tape measure I checked wheel to wheel and they had toe set at 3/8 out , I set it to a little less than a 1/8 in and I cant believe how good it drives , so now I have a Red Head steering box in the shop waiting for me to install it should take care of the play (I hope ) then maybe a long long break from truck maintenance! Thanks again for all the help .
So you did the alignment yourself? Ive tried that before...not on the 7.3. Setting up the reference points is annoying.
 
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