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munepit

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I took the burb for another test. Put the front left wheel on top of a 4 ft mound. Got back on the road and steering wheel is upside down. Checked everything, can't see a problem.

I have a 6" drop draglink. Raised steering arm. 8" springs. They all look fine, no changes. Steering shaft looks good also. Dana 44 no crossover.


Any ideas would be helpfull. Thanks guys!
 
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Bradshawtech and myself welded in an ORD brace a couple weeks ago. It looks good.

Thanks.
 
Look at the U bolts and the attatchment of the axle to the springs. Sounds like it may have moved the axle on the spring somehow. Check the side that you had up on the berm.

Also check to make sure that the steering box bolts are still tight.
 
Oh ok. Next I would check for loose steering box bolts then broken spring center pin(s).
 
Could also be the drag link adjuster wasn't tight enough and the two ends of the drag link are now either closer together, or farther apart...

rene
 
Go back and put the right front on the mound and it'll be fixed...:haha:

I wonder if it's an issue inside the steering box???
 
dirtygoat said:
Go back and put the right front on the mound and it'll be fixed...:haha:

I wonder if it's an issue inside the steering box???
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Nothing inside the steering box can make the steering shaft move without the actual shaft itself being turned.
 
I've got some wear in my spring bushings on the left spring, it causes a little bit of this, but not 180* worth. If I turn left, it's off center to left after returning to center, same thing to right.
 
Well, I checked everything. I am baffeled. I just put on a new 6" drop draglink. Because I had it. The one I pulled off looked fine, the joints were shot though. I haven't drivin it yet. I checked everything. Weird.
 
i had bad set of ubolts on my front axle 1 time. steering was all over when back to center.

replaced them and center pins and fixed the problem.
 
You guys also need to check for any loose rivets in the front crossmember and engine crossmember which allows the frame rails to shift one way or the other causing the steering wheel to not be cetnered properly. I did find one loose rivet in my crossmember so i cut the rivet out and replaced it with a properly sized grade 8 bolt.
 
You know, if you had done a lot of front end work and wound up with the wheel wrong, that would be one thing.
But to have it turn while you were driving it, that's scary.

I know you are looking, but I would be kinda leery about doing a lot of driving until you find it.

In the meantime, grab a rag with some alcohol or acetone on it, and some of your wife's fingernail polish. (Might want to not mention it to her...)

Everywhere there is an adjustment or a connection you can get to both sides of, clean both sides off with the rag and apply a stripe of polish from one part to the other.
I suggest flaming red, Tangerine, or whatever. Just not clear or black unless the black will show up.

Then, take it somewhere that there is not anything valuable to hit if you lose all steering, and drive it around to see if you can get the wheel to shift.
Try the berm again.
If you can get it to shift, check the polish. Wherever the two lines don't line up is your problem.

BTW, don't forget the steering wheel itself. Its not supposed to be able to slip, but whatever is slipping is not supposed to either.

Plus, from what I read around here, most of the trucks on the forum suffer from loose nuts behind the wheel.........<G>.

J.
 
I took the side roads, didn't want to take the freeway. Too scared.

You have some good ideas. I will do that! Thanks
 
old school white-out could also take the place of nail polish. I've used that b4 when marking threads.
 
Fordum said:
You know, if you had done a lot of front end work and wound up with the wheel wrong, that would be one thing.
But to have it turn while you were driving it, that's scary.

I know you are looking, but I would be kinda leery about doing a lot of driving until you find it.

In the meantime, grab a rag with some alcohol or acetone on it, and some of your wife's fingernail polish. (Might want to not mention it to her...)

Everywhere there is an adjustment or a connection you can get to both sides of, clean both sides off with the rag and apply a stripe of polish from one part to the other.
I suggest flaming red, Tangerine, or whatever. Just not clear or black unless the black will show up.

Then, take it somewhere that there is not anything valuable to hit if you lose all steering, and drive it around to see if you can get the wheel to shift.
Try the berm again.
If you can get it to shift, check the polish. Wherever the two lines don't line up is your problem.

BTW, don't forget the steering wheel itself. Its not supposed to be able to slip, but whatever is slipping is not supposed to either.

Plus, from what I read around here, most of the trucks on the forum suffer from loose nuts behind the wheel.........<G>.

J.
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munepit said:
I took the side roads, didn't want to take the freeway. Too scared.

You have some good ideas. I will do that! Thanks
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ive been drivin my 76 k5 for months and ive wheeled with this steering wheel misalignment with no signs of getting any worse except for when i wheel hard.
 
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