Hope you didn't damage bearing, don't think you did. As said, there are a whole lot of components between the steering wheel and the king pins. It is not real easy to find something when the weight of truck is on the wheels, things bind and seem tight sometimes. I really don't know the proper way to check all the linkage/joints. Also be sure to adjust the wheel bearings per instructions. I've never had a TF that didn't "wander" a little with stock steering.

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