ok so ive had this problem since i bought my truck. its got this horrbile alignment and the steering has a rediculous amount of play in it . i dont know much about the loose steering but from what ive read would a borgenson shaft fix it a little? my brother used to have a 1989 w150 and he had a bogenson on it and its now in the junk yard would that shaft work? or is it different from my d350? and what else could i do to fix this problem?

 

The Borgeson should be the same.

It costs time and money; but, start at one end and work toward the other, replacing all the little odds and ends that comprise the steering and suspension of the front-end.

Once all the little round things get wore EGG-shaped, just replacing what is obvious won't give genuine results.

Swipe that Borgeson and get it on, replacing the steering-gear seal while it is handy.

Then, check the steering-box mounting bolts for torque, and the surface they mount to for cracks and egg-shaped bolt-holes.

Inner and outer bearings/races should be inspected and packed with Kendall SuperBlu, replaced if in doubt.

All tie-rods/ends should be replaced.

King-pins/ball-joints, shocks, coils, etc., etc., etc.

Once all this is new, and a new set of tires, the truck should drive like new.


Don't worry, it is a fun and enjoyable past-time.

 

Best way I have found to trouble shoot a steering problem is have a helper sit in the driver seat and move the steering wheel back and forth about 180 degrees while you inspect for play in the system.

You can find the problem easily and accurately this way.

 

The mains sources of slop in my d250 have been the inner wheel bearings, the steering connector.......which I rebuilt for $19 for a kit from Mopar, and the drag link which got really loose on both my Cummins and my gasser. I give the ball joints about 8 shots of grease and grease everything else about twice a year at least. Grease guys rarely put enough grease into the ball joints. I like to see the rubbers really get fat with grease.

Twice I took the steering connector apart and twice it was badly worn and full of rusty water. Last time I put in a new kit, lubed it with marine wheel bearing grease and then made a boot out of poly which I fastened with wire ties. It looks like hell but I don't care.

 

I'm with Bill on rebuilding the steering coupler. Definitely the way to go on a 2wd. The shaft on the 2wd trucks comes into the box almost straight, so the stock coupler will last quite a while. On a 4X4 you'd have to rebuild the thing practically every year, so the Borgeson/Flaming River shafts make a lot of sense on those trucks.