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- 2012 F150 4x4
I have had a nagging problem for some time now with my steering wheel having slack in it. I'm not talking about wondering steering, but slack in the steering wheel when stopped or when moving.
I replaced my stock rack which had 120k on it on Labor Day this year. It was groaning and had slack in it. I could have run it longer but the slack was driving me crazy. The rack I put in was a reman from Oriley auto. I put on new Moog outer tie rod ends while I was at it.
That helped my slack, but didn't eliminate it. I checked my intermediate steering shaft and it is tight as a drum. I put vice grips on both ends and couldn't get it to budge at all.
That brings me to the last few days. My wife drove my truck and complained that it was driving really bad. I guess it had gotten worse and I had gotten used to it. The slack was severe for a rack and pinion. I checked all my connections and bolts again and went to two alignment shops and both said it was the rack. I got another rack from Oriley under warranty and installed it which was no easy task. It is much better than before but I still have a little bit of slack in my steering wheel.
With everything new, what could it be?
I replaced my stock rack which had 120k on it on Labor Day this year. It was groaning and had slack in it. I could have run it longer but the slack was driving me crazy. The rack I put in was a reman from Oriley auto. I put on new Moog outer tie rod ends while I was at it.
That helped my slack, but didn't eliminate it. I checked my intermediate steering shaft and it is tight as a drum. I put vice grips on both ends and couldn't get it to budge at all.
That brings me to the last few days. My wife drove my truck and complained that it was driving really bad. I guess it had gotten worse and I had gotten used to it. The slack was severe for a rack and pinion. I checked all my connections and bolts again and went to two alignment shops and both said it was the rack. I got another rack from Oriley under warranty and installed it which was no easy task. It is much better than before but I still have a little bit of slack in my steering wheel.
With everything new, what could it be?