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Me and my X went to the garage Saturday. Got the front end alignment checked again, and it is right on the money. We checked all of the front end components, and they all passed with a clean bill of health, EXCEPT the gear box. It was very loose, about 3/4 inch of play. We found the slack by...

Thanks for the GREAT advice, everyone. I have a lot to look at this weekend, and I'll let you all know my findings.

Yeah, pretty messy. Another NAPA guy said that he was not too sure if the box was pre-adjusted, and it wouldn't kill the warranty if I did. If my memory doesn't fail me, don't you run the adjustment all of the way in, and then adjust it back for the free-play? I would much rather do some...

My X is stock. I asked the 'professional' at NAPA if the new box needed adjusting, and he told me no. I do not know how to properly adjust this, so I'll search it out the specifics and give it a try. After the second box, it seems a little worse. I forgot to add new upper and lower ball...

Well.... that didn't work. Anything I missed?

I had a Taurus that did that. It turned out to be the ignition switch.

It was a rebuilt box. It is still under warranty, and I think I might return it and paying a little extra for a new one. The steering box was my second suspect.

Ok, before you guys flame me for not searching, I have spent hours and hours searching my problem. It seems that my X is a lot loose in the front end. My laundry list of replaced parts are: steering box, inner and outer tie rod ends (both sides), wheel bearings, shocks, radius arm bushings...

WV 'jokes' ... I think my favorite so far isn't really a joke. I was in Washington, DC, and an older lady asked where I was from. I told her I was from WV, and she said,"Oh, I have friends in Roanoke"........ How 'bout them 'eers!!

Hello everyone. I found this great site while searching on Google, and found alot of good tips and stories here I thought this would be a great place to hang out. I own a '94 XLT, and am having some front end problems that I will research here. Me and the search button are becoming good friends.