Sloppy steering on '08 w/ 17K miles
09-29-2008, 09:20 PM
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Sloppy steering on '08 w/ 17K miles
Hey everybody:
The last couple of days the steering on my '08 mega 4X4 feels weird. It takes more effort to keep it on track and it doesn't want to center as easily as it used to.
I will take it to the dealer to have them take a look, but thought I'd solicit opinions or suggestions from the learned members of DTR.
TIA.
The last couple of days the steering on my '08 mega 4X4 feels weird. It takes more effort to keep it on track and it doesn't want to center as easily as it used to.
I will take it to the dealer to have them take a look, but thought I'd solicit opinions or suggestions from the learned members of DTR.
TIA.
09-30-2008, 10:50 AM
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It's due for a rotation and could probably use an alignment, so I'm gonna try that first. I'll take a good look at all of the tires while they're off.
09-30-2008, 03:32 PM
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The steering gear box went out on both the 05 and 06 trucks I have owned. The symptoms you describe are similar to the ones I had. The 05 went out at 17K miles and the 06 went out at around 35k miles.
10-01-2008, 02:34 PM
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My '07 had the steering box and tie rod ends replaced before 10k mi (before I bought it). Steers tight now, have the dealer look at it.
Unless you really smacked something with a front wheel, I don't see how your alignment could be off.
Unless you really smacked something with a front wheel, I don't see how your alignment could be off.
10-03-2008, 09:17 PM
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Well, my wife reminded me that we have a friend who runs a tire shop and for whom, coincidentally, I just got a ticket fixed. 
So, I dropped by his shop and he rotated the tires. When he put it in their super-wazoo optical camera alignment machine they couldn't move either front wheel by hand....even when of the ground...locked up tight...balljoint(s) kaput!
I dropped it at the dealer who started to give me grief about the leveling kit. I said you've heard of Moss-Mag, right? So explain to me how changing the coils ruined the ball joints! The service writer said "Oh, the new springs don't touch the ball joints?" I said "I hope not!"
He says, no problem we'll start on it first thing in the morning. 
So, I dropped by his shop and he rotated the tires. When he put it in their super-wazoo optical camera alignment machine they couldn't move either front wheel by hand....even when of the ground...locked up tight...balljoint(s) kaput!I dropped it at the dealer who started to give me grief about the leveling kit. I said you've heard of Moss-Mag, right? So explain to me how changing the coils ruined the ball joints! The service writer said "Oh, the new springs don't touch the ball joints?" I said "I hope not!"
He says, no problem we'll start on it first thing in the morning.
10-04-2008, 05:11 PM
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Up here they closed service friday at 4:00pm and if you don't take your truck then you will get it back next monday. They definitely don't work on saturday.
10-05-2008, 12:23 PM
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