- Location
- Nashville, TN
Hopefully get the last of my steering woes figured out tomorrow after some of the SEC faithful get together at the 4WD Parts M&G.
I got under it while my wife was turning the wheels and what I found was that the pitman arm was moving in time (as near as I could tell) with the steering shaft, but it was moving about 1/4 inch before it would strike the bolt on that goes through it. I tightened the castle nut down onto the bolt but it still has the wobbles just a little less. So I had about 1/6 of turn on the steering wheel before the box would catch. That is a lot of play.
It was suggested that maybe the hole on the pitman arm was hollowed out and I wondered if maybe I have the wrong end on it. Other thought is maybe the MTs are causing some of it. Doubtful though because it has a case of the wobbles with the street tires also.
Last part of the equation is the alignment...but I was holding off on that until I did some more investigating.
I got under it while my wife was turning the wheels and what I found was that the pitman arm was moving in time (as near as I could tell) with the steering shaft, but it was moving about 1/4 inch before it would strike the bolt on that goes through it. I tightened the castle nut down onto the bolt but it still has the wobbles just a little less. So I had about 1/6 of turn on the steering wheel before the box would catch. That is a lot of play.
It was suggested that maybe the hole on the pitman arm was hollowed out and I wondered if maybe I have the wrong end on it. Other thought is maybe the MTs are causing some of it. Doubtful though because it has a case of the wobbles with the street tires also.
Last part of the equation is the alignment...but I was holding off on that until I did some more investigating.
for the overwhelming amount of work you have provided me with over the past week. I have been super busy so now I have the funds to make the trip! Woohoo!
