i just bought a '89 chevy 1500 4wd, the steering wheel is very loose and sways side to side, have to counter steer the whole time to keep straight. not an alignment problem, its like theres something loose in the steering column or gear box. the steering wheel just isn't tight. im driving truck cross country in a couple weeks and really need to fix this cause i cant handle that for 3k miles!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
Comments:
Jun 14, 2009
- thanks alot, so you don't think it could be that the gear box needs to be tightened? someone told me about doing that but im nervous because i heard if you tighten it too much it could wreck the box?
if its sloppy
its either the tierod ends
or the center link
or bad pitment arm
Comments:
Jun 15, 2009
- do not attempt too adj the gear box, that wont help a thing
you need too get the wheels off the ground and then check the tierod ends and center link for play
have somebody sit in the truck with it running and transmission in park, have that person turn the steering wheel left and right back and forth not alot just in the sloppy area, now while they are rocking the wheel look underneath the front end, all of the joints should have a rotational movement, any joint that has slack or up and down movement must to be replaced.
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