steering wheel turns 2.5 turns to the left and only 1.5 turns to right.vehicle was in a mild collision.had radius arm replaced.
2006-08-10 13:55:23 · 12 answers · asked by steer crazy 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Front end out of alignment. Improper tire inflation. Tie rod or ball joint going out or a tire out of balance or round and maybe even a faulty shock or strut. That's about all of them. Start with the cheapest and work your way down. Try rotating the tires and see if that helps.
2006-08-10 14:02:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the steering wheel isn't centered properly, pull the arm off the steering gearbox , then spin the steering wheel both ways to find the center position, 2 turns to left = 2 turns to right etc. to find center, then put arm back on gearbox and tighten down.
2006-08-17 20:42:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les is correct here lol. somehow your steering gearbox has jumped a grove lol. Take the arm on gearbox loose center wheels and center gearbox and hook back up lol. ohh do you have power steering if so it may be your steering follow valve is not working right.
2006-08-17 12:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by jjnsao 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alignment, bent linkage, bent spindle, bent frame, could be anything.
Look under the fender, there could be bent sheet metal diggin into the tire/wheel preventing a full turn. Take it back to the shop it's a safety hazard.
2006-08-16 10:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by Drgeeforce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, these trucks don't have pitman arms. Someone was in a more of a major wreck than they let on. Alignment is way off, and they probably adjusted with a bad(bent) inner tierod and such.
2006-08-10 14:20:17 · answer #5 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with les, OR!!! bigger shots to the front wheels sometimes bend the spindles. it may be hitting the steering stops on one side or the other. And if i'm not mistaken, i'm sure you're chewing up your tires significantly?
2006-08-10 15:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by the farmer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toe out on turns probably take ford to dealership or good suspension shop explain your problem and ask for toe out to be measured any thing else and it must have been a mild accident eh?
2006-08-17 03:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by simonboyington 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pitman arm is not on correctly .
Silverstang yes these trucks do have a pitman arm I have been doing this for 15 years .
2006-08-10 14:03:50 · answer #8 · answered by les 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like it knocked your front end out of alignment. You need to have it looked at and make sure they know what they're doing.
2006-08-10 14:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need an alignment or power steering fluent
2006-08-11 02:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by MICHELLE J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋