thanks.pitman arm puller..
Good news! jiggled on power steering high pressure hose and steering went back to normal.
Bad news is I've got knocking from engine during first few minutes of startup and it smokes from area around back side near spark plug(leaky valve cover gasket?). Oh well guess I'll start a new thread for that. lol
Cheers!
well the tie rod end on the driver's side finally showed itself as coming loose.
Could this be enough to cause my problem?
Any good tutorials on how to replace a tie rod end on 1st gen?
Thanks!
After watching the video's you can see the very noticeable jerk in the steering.
Auto Hubs? Perhaps are engaging the four wheel drive and when they disengage it jerks?
Yes, Auto hubs. I think I'll put it up on blocks again, take the wheels off and the hub covers and then see what happens when I turn the wheel.
I assume without the covers there will be no 4x4 engagement.
I have had 2 things do thid to me in previous years. Loose steering components magnified it. Front axle joint. U joint was dried out and rusted to the point it didn't allow free rotation. second extremely loose wheel bearings.
If I have play in the wheel I replace both. I think the inner was the worst.
When I turn the wheel from left or right it seems to hit an obstruction ( like a hump or an area of resistance) in the middle when the tires are straight. End result is truck gets pulled to left or right.I have to keep compensating to keep it straight. Any ideas?? gearbox?? alignment???
it happens when driving and parked.Scary to drive I'll tell you that! lol
thanks