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Old 02-27-2005, 10:40 PM
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Well, had all 4 ball joints replaced. I knew those needed to be replaced. Got alignment too and is alot better then before. Now, I turn left and it is real responsive (which thats the way it should be), I turn right and I have to turn the wheel double to get to the same wheel angle.. Know what i mean? Whats the deal? Could the steering stablizer be bad?
 
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You have to turn it twice the rotation, or twice as hard? If it's twice the rotation (ie, 1 turn to left = 2 turns to right for same turn angle) your steering gear is blown. If it's just hard to turn, it could be quite a few things...
 
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Not hard to turn, just turn the steering more. Turn left is nice, turn right is not bad i just have to turn it more to get same the same distance. Thought since the steering stablizer is on that side that it might need to be replaced.. Just thought i wuld get some suggestions before i start buying parts.
 
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It's a gear driven system, so it should be the same either way, unless the steering gearbox is shot. That's almost what it sounds like. I'd take it to a different shop and get a free estimate, see what they think. It's hard to diagnose without seeing it.
 
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check your tracbar... if there is play front end will feel really wierd. if you have other components bad up there, could feel even worse...
 
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Was thinking about buying this.. you think it will help?
Here is the website if you want to read more.. http://www.solidsteel.ca/

 




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