i replaced my leaky power steering gear box with a used one from a 90 f150. now the truck pulls bad to the right. i used my original pitman arm. the truck drove perfect before. whats up????
2007-07-06 13:02:00 · 10 answers · asked by geemann66 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
i do not agree with the alignment answer. the gearbox is in a fixed position and has nothing to do with the alignment. i have done this job on other cars and never had a alignment problem. no offense to anyone. any other ideas
2007-07-06 13:39:03 · update #1
The wheels need to be centered before tightening the pitman arm to the steering arm. Ford uses teflon filled ball/socket, so it will try to return to the straight position at all times. There is likely no grease fitting on the pitman arm, if not it is the self-centering type. If you installed it with the wheels turned right, it will always pull to the right, because in the straight position you have torqued the socket to the left. Ford did this to help with the old notorious road walking front end of the 70's and early 80's. If the wheels were straight when the arm was installed, then there is a problem with the used gear box. Replacing the gear box will not affect caster,camber, or toe-in, and front end alignment is not required.
2007-07-06 13:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Go with the guy who says the used steering box is garbage. If all you did was knock the steering linkage off of the pitman arm and replace the sector you should have no alignment problems. The pitman arm is master splined and will only go on in 4 positions, if you were 90 degrees off it would be obvious. The problem is one of the seals leaking on the spool valve, it is rebuild-able but if you wanted to do that you should have just fixed yours, take the sector back and get another one.
2007-07-09 11:56:17 · answer #2 · answered by bikertrash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Bartzan on this one. I remember some of the older Ford trucks that would pull and even have the steering wheel off center if you did not have the wheels straight ahead when you bolted all the steering components back up after a front end repair. Those old rubber/grease-less tie rod ends would want to spring back to whatever position they were bolted up in.
2007-07-06 14:59:41 · answer #3 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Used gear box is no good, one way to tell is jack both front wheels off the ground, start the engine and see if the steering wheel moves, you might have to give it a little gas also, if it moves the box is no good, other than that, cross the front tires and see if there's a change.
2007-07-07 03:20:21 · answer #4 · answered by 144289 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2001 F150 never hit any holes and did not drive it wild, Had new tires put on and alignment ask him how much out just a tad , so you see If you work on the front end have it checked .
2007-07-06 14:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by JT B ford man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to align the truck any time you replace steering components.
2007-07-06 13:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by J.R. 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It feels like the vaccum line it is linked to the transmission via the engines intake manifold has come loose. a undemanding occurence it is unquestionably remmidied via in basic terms reconnecting the loose vaccum line. seem for the loose end in the direction of the rear of the engine or in the direction of the middle of the transmission.
2016-10-20 03:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anytime you work on the front end of a vehicle, you must align the front wheels
2007-07-06 13:07:01 · answer #8 · answered by RETIRED_US_NAVY_COMMANDER 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the problem is on the horn button ford always circles their mistakes
2007-07-06 13:24:52 · answer #9 · answered by hottrod20003 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
duuu its a ford
2007-07-06 16:12:29 · answer #10 · answered by Richie 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋