1997 stearing
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From: Geneva ohio
1997 stearing
i have an 1997 ford f350 power stroke 4x4 ans it wonders bad i put a newer used gear box in it, and it still does it. i hear there a screw inside the gear box to tighten it up is that true?
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From: western SD
Are you tie rod ends tight? If they are worn it can cause the truck to wonder. There is a screw on the top side of the gear box to tighten things up, it looks like a cut off bolt wiht a screwdriver slot cut in it. It will have a jam nut on it.
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From: Chino Valley, Arizona
the saginaw steering gear in our trucks are not always the best, than when they go to ATSCO for overhaul they don't put in new gears, I am on my 4th gear box on my service truck and all have had 1/4 to 1/3 of a turn of play in the steering wheel.
When I worked for Firestone in Nevada we had a truck that had the ford wander, we replaced all th ball joints, tie rod ends, shocks, steering gear set the alignment every where from minimum spec to maximum spec and never got the truck to quit wandering.
When I worked for Firestone in Nevada we had a truck that had the ford wander, we replaced all th ball joints, tie rod ends, shocks, steering gear set the alignment every where from minimum spec to maximum spec and never got the truck to quit wandering.
