steering problems

[rowdyrusty]

i have a 86 jimmy with alot of play in the steering is there a cheap way to fix this

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

A cheap way? Probably not.

Have a friend move the steering wheel back and forth slightly and look under the front end of the truck for anything with play in it (drag link ends, tie rod ends, ball joints, etc.). It could be your steering box too.

 

[slyguy_22]

i have a 86 jimmy with alot of play in the steering is there a cheap way to fix this

Need more info buddy! Thats like saying my car wont start whats wrong with it?

 

[rowdyrusty]

everything is tight tie rod ends ball joints ect. the steering wheel just has alot of play in it the steering wheel turns about hafe a turn both ways before the tires turn

 

[oneofthefewbmx]

could be your gearbox, your pitman arm could be loose, or in an EXTREME case you could have broken your centering pin on your spring and your whole axle is moving back and forth before it turns the tires....

 

[dremu]

i have a 86 jimmy with alot of play in the steering is there a cheap way to fix this

Tighten the bolts holding the steering box to the frame. If they're tight, look for cracks around the box on the frame. Cracked? Think welding, weld-on brace kit AND bolt-on.

Then look, as others have pointed out, at the tie rod ends, particularly the draglink ends, ball joints, wheel bearings, rag joint, and the box itself.

But the box bolts are famous for backing out, especially when the steering is beat on.

-- A

 

[rowdyrusty]

thanks for the info guys it was a loose steering box i can hold ol blue in the road now

 

[ssped]

check for a crack frame at the gear box mounting bolts. realllllllyyyy comon.