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Old 02-27-2011, 07:29 PM
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Default Steering locked up

98 Ram 1500 4WD

Went to back out of a parking spot at my girls apartment, made it around a loop and the steering locked up. I have to hang off the steering wheel to get any movement. When it does free up, it cycles fine, but will lock again within a full rev of the steering wheel. No leaks.

What are my possibilites?
Is this the box? Ball Joints? Steering shaft looks free.
 
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:32 PM
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Put the front end up on jackstands. Cycle the steering with the engine idling. Same problem?? Shut the engine off, see if you get a repeat performance. If not, start looking real hard at the pump, or the box. When you find where it sticks consistently, start disconnecting things until the rest frees up.
 
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:46 PM
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Truck is sitting 20 miles away, at my girl's apt. I work all week and the parking pass runs out Tuesday. Hoping to take 1 day off of work, hit a junkyard and throw it on in the parking lot.

This sucks, I feel like all the other interweb forum newbs asking impossible questions.
 



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