Does anybody know anything about Auto Zone's ATSCO brand boxes? It is $215.99 plus a $145.00 core charge. My truck is all over the road (78,000 miles) so I replaced the track bar and saw that the pitman arm shaft of the gear box has quite a bit of play in it and a leak. I found some seal kits for it but no bearing or bushing kit. Can I do anything to keep from trashing another gear box?

 

Do a search on steering stabilizer , there are a few brands , I have Solid Steel .
You can get a complete kit for rebuilding the box , I try to never go to the do it yourself parts houses , they tend to have less quality , and counter people that may not be much help .

 

I bought a PSC box last May and i hate it from day one when i got it aligned the shop told me the box was loose and should be adjusted...well a year later and its still messed up .. i'm gonna try to buy new from Dodge this time ..

 

Check your steering box bearing preload adjustment. Helped tighten up my work truck along with new track bar, ball joints, shocks. It gets a lot of wear and suspension articulation loaded at max GVW and off road/off pavement a lot !

http://http://dodgeram.info/tsb/1997/19-10-97.htm

Work: 1998.5 Dodge Ram 3500 reg-cab dually, 410's, 5 spd, pac brake, 235's

Mine: 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 ex-cab, 410's, ho 6sp, smarty, gauges, bhaf, 285's

 

Alaska... check out this thread, especially about the DSS and the link provided with it.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=198133