adjusted steering box - removed play in steering
#21
1999 Ram 4x4 1500
Hello,
I have a 99 Ram 1500 4x4 Reg Cab Short Bed.
It had the stock size tires and 16" rims on it when I got it. It had alot of play in the steering. I got a good deal on stock size 20's 275/60-20 and put them on.
Later the tranny went out so I took ot to Aamco to have the tranny rebuilt. While it was there I told them about the steering play and they said the box needed replaced too and all my other steering components were like new. So I told them to replace the box.
Heres the deal:
There is still about about 3" play in the steering wheel and also the steering is stiff and wont return back to 0 when let go while driving down the road, Also when the truck drifts to say the right...you can correct it by going to the left and it will hold that posisition and then you turn it back to the right it will hold that posisition also, They told me it was all because of the oversized tires.
My first thought was they didnt change the box and they tried removing the slop by adjusting the box and over tightend it at the same time. But I did look and all the signs are there that the box is actually a different box. It looks brand new and the bolts look like they have been removed and re installed. Its also marked Remanufactured.
They told me they got it from Advance Auto.
Whats strange is how the box is acting with it being a new reman box. It seems like the gears are so worn out in the box that by adjusting it to the point where its hard to turn and its real sloppy is what they had done.
Im taking it back on friday for them to replace it again.
Whats do you guys think.
I have a 99 Ram 1500 4x4 Reg Cab Short Bed.
It had the stock size tires and 16" rims on it when I got it. It had alot of play in the steering. I got a good deal on stock size 20's 275/60-20 and put them on.
Later the tranny went out so I took ot to Aamco to have the tranny rebuilt. While it was there I told them about the steering play and they said the box needed replaced too and all my other steering components were like new. So I told them to replace the box.
Heres the deal:
There is still about about 3" play in the steering wheel and also the steering is stiff and wont return back to 0 when let go while driving down the road, Also when the truck drifts to say the right...you can correct it by going to the left and it will hold that posisition and then you turn it back to the right it will hold that posisition also, They told me it was all because of the oversized tires.
My first thought was they didnt change the box and they tried removing the slop by adjusting the box and over tightend it at the same time. But I did look and all the signs are there that the box is actually a different box. It looks brand new and the bolts look like they have been removed and re installed. Its also marked Remanufactured.
They told me they got it from Advance Auto.
Whats strange is how the box is acting with it being a new reman box. It seems like the gears are so worn out in the box that by adjusting it to the point where its hard to turn and its real sloppy is what they had done.
Im taking it back on friday for them to replace it again.
Whats do you guys think.
#22
welcome to df. the search feature seems messed up again, but there's a few threads in the past from forum member zman1 about his experience replacing steering boxes. he went through 2 or 3 bad ones before he got a good one. seems like it was a couple of dormans that were bad out of the box and finally a fenco that was good. seems odd to me that a steering box company can't rebuild and test a steering box, but it does seem to be somewhat common.
#23
#26
I was at a shop and the mechanic said I was better off just removing the steering stabilizer all togather. He also said his truck had gone through them so fast he was sick of replacing them. Here in Michigan we have some roads that'll rattle the teeth outa your head. Have you heard of this being done and if so. Does it help?
#27
275/60-20. I tried telling them that that doesnt have anything to do with slop in the box. They said well we called Michael tire plus and also expert tire and they told them its because of the 20's too. (Where do these people come from?)
OR AM I WRONG??? Even though the 2nd box is a inch better then the 1st new box.
#28