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#790879 10/21/2011 4:51 PM
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Any suggestions for eliminating/reducing the excess play in my steering wheel? I SWEAR there's at LEAST 6-8" of play.

Thanks!


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You have to crawl around under & find where the play is coming from. Raise the front end & pull, tug, & push on the front wheels making notes of any looseness. It is obviously a combiation of many parts, the worst being the steering gear itself.


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Also - with the truck sitting still, have someone move the steering wheel back and forth while you watch the idler arm on the passenger side in front of the tire. If it's really bad you'll be able to see it move up and down which adds a great deal of play in the steering.


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There is a gear adjustment on the top if the steering box. A hex nut with I believe a slotted rod in it Loosen the nut and tighten the inner screw down.

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Awesome feedback... Thank, guys! I'll have to check that out, this weekend. I don't mind the play TOO much on the e-way... But, on busy surface streets, with vehicles on either side, it's gets a bit unnerving.


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