Wandering at 55+

[ksttac]

bumpin it up for you mine does the same thing

[460+]

If you cant get it out by adjusting the gear box and all the steering is tight, just replace
the gear box. Ive replaced several in our shop.

[2005F250]

Originally Posted by strokin_early_99

Yah, why? Are you going to pick on me now?

Canadian trucks might be built with a Allen on the box and the U.S. trucks might be built with a torx, eh. Or it could be a year difference. And I thought I read somewere that your truck is a Canadian truck and I just wanted to confirm.

[tubular031]

Originally Posted by 460+

If you cant get it out by adjusting the gear box and all the steering is tight, just replace
the gear box. Ive replaced several in our shop.

Anyone know a good place to get a new gear box? I know autozone has them but I am not too much a fan of their duracrap parts...

[strokin_early_99]

Try Napa, they always take good care of me.

[chrispaine]

Originally Posted by tubular031

Anyone know a good place to get a new gear box? I know autozone has them but I am not too much a fan of their duracrap parts...

Yah, I try to stay away from autozone and Murrays I have had some crappy parts and even worse service. I know this isnt true for all of them but most of the people that work in these places just dont know any more then they have to, to work there.

Originally Posted by 460+

If you cant get it out by adjusting the gear box and all the steering is tight, just replace
the gear box. Ive replaced several in our shop.

I think thats what i am going to do next.

[teamcasslake]

my 00 truck is a Canada truck its a allen, had a 02 USA in the shop it was all my dads old 00 USA was a allen. remember u can put a torx bit into a allen head and it will work i have done it many times when ur tools go missing in the shop.

i redid all the steering stuff in the front end of my truck and my steering was still alittle lose and i just tightened my gear box like a 1/4 turn and its not the greatest but its better.

[chrispaine]

Originally Posted by teamcasslake

my 00 truck is a Canada truck its a allen, had a 02 USA in the shop it was all my dads old 00 USA was a allen. remember u can put a torx bit into a allen head and it will work i have done it many times when ur tools go missing in the shop.

i redid all the steering stuff in the front end of my truck and my steering was still alittle lose and i just tightened my gear box like a 1/4 turn and its not the greatest but its better.

could be an allen, dont remember would have to check.

[redstroker_2002]

must be out of alignment

[tubular031]

So I turned the Alan screw about ¾ of a turn and that made a huge improvement, but there is still some wander. Can I turn the screw a little more? Sounds like a full turn is all that I can do from the searching and from this tread. How close to a full turn will hurt? My ¾ of a turn is an estimate and I might be a little over or maybe a little under..

What is this screw actually doing?

If I go to far will my front end fall off