Steering seems bit loose...
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I've got a 1996 F250 Crew Cab 4x4 with the PowerStroke. About 75,000 miles. It's bone stock. Great truck that has never let me down. That said, I've noticed that the truck seems to wander a bit more now than it did when new. I sort of have to "herd" it down the road. I crawled up under the front and had someone else turn the wheel while I looked over things and noticed that the tie rod ends and the joint that connects to the pitman arm are moving up and down some. Is this normal? To me it looks like this is the sorce of my front end free play. What do you all think - how can you tell if these joints are worn?
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Mike
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Mike
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Thanks for the quick reply!! They definetly do go up and down. I can see how the tie rod ends are replaced, but how do you replace the joint that connects to the pitman arm?
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Steering seems bit loose...
It's not a straight axle - it's got the Ford indepentant front suspension
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Steering seems bit loose...
Ok, off hand it should be close. not sure of the exact parts, but the parts place will tell you.
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Steering seems bit loose...
Mike,
Jack up one side in the front with one tire off of the ground. Place one hand ontop and the other at the bottom of the tire. Try moving the tire up and down by rocking in and out. (Put some muscle into it) If you have movement (or clunking) then its possible that your ball joints are bad. About 600 or 700 bucks for repairs but the truck drove straight afterwards. Now I have to get rid of the torque steering. Does anybody have any help on this topic?
Been there, done that!!
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Jack up one side in the front with one tire off of the ground. Place one hand ontop and the other at the bottom of the tire. Try moving the tire up and down by rocking in and out. (Put some muscle into it) If you have movement (or clunking) then its possible that your ball joints are bad. About 600 or 700 bucks for repairs but the truck drove straight afterwards. Now I have to get rid of the torque steering. Does anybody have any help on this topic?
Been there, done that!!
John
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Steering seems bit loose...
Torque Steering happens when you accelerate hard and the truck pulls to the left. Torque from the motor! After you let off of the accelerator the truck pulls back to the right. Of course you need a powerful engine to do this. I think
PSD
Any thoughts
John
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Any thoughts
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