Loose steering still

[Chevyrider619]

It's not good to adjust the steering box. My brother RIP, adjusted my gearbox and now i'm sure it's gonna be the box why so much play but, i did the cheaper repairs,[ pitman arm,idler arm, idler arm bracket,Steering damper] but yeah not good to adjust the gearbox..

 

[LVNeptune]

I replaced all that already :/

 

[Chevyrider619]

So what's your next move? gearbox?? did you get an alignment? and did you change damper too?? hopefully you get it fixed bro

 

[LVNeptune]

All of that has been changed, idler arm, bracket, Pitman, gearbox and a few weeks ago upper control arms and ball joints

What's a damper

 

[Chevyrider619]

what about uppper and lower control arm bushings? Damn! and you still got play? alot??.. The steering damper

 

[LVNeptune]

Bushings too, I believe not sure. What is a steering damper? Link?

 

[Chevyrider619]

Steering damper hmmm, well it's kind of like a shock that helps you on your steeting


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[SunlitComet]

prevents the wobbles with big lifts and tired.

 

[Chevyrider619]

Yeah that's it Sun. I'm lifted with bigger tires so it will help..


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[LVNeptune]

Yea I saw. I'm not lifted.

I think I might be paranoid it definately seems to work a lot better I think the alignment is screwing with my head, need to get alignment fixed. Will report back on this after alignment

 

[992dr]

You should also check your tire preasure. That could also affect steering.

 

[ericshup]

I've had the same problem for a year. I replaced the tie rods, idler and pitman arms, gear box, and the center link. Still had a lot of slop in the steering wheel.

Last weekend, I bought a Rag Joint repair kit from oreilly's. I removed the intermediate steering shaft in about 10 minutes. It only took me 4 hours to get the rivets drilled out and popped off, then another trip the store for grade 8 bolts, and about 10 minutes to re-assemble.

Drives like a new truck. I am not constantly correcting when driving on the highway anymore.

Supposedly, you can take a lower shaft from a 90's Cherokee and drop it right in. It uses U-Joints instead of a rag joint, but I don't have any good junk yards around me to test that theory out.

my .02

 

[domin8]

Eric, I bet there are many junk yards you aren't aware of that are near you. Just go to www.car-parts.com and look for the parts you need. It'll tel you who had then and how far away they are.

 

[ericshup]

Thanks domin8, it saved in my favorites now.

 

[bsamoul]

Anyone have a video showing that you have a bad steering box? I've had my truck for 5 years now, and I've always felt the steering was light but have nothing to compare it to, because this truck just might have lighter steering than other cars.

 

[LVNeptune]

I've had the same problem for a year. I replaced the tie rods, idler and pitman arms, gear box, and the center link. Still had a lot of slop in the steering wheel.

Last weekend, I bought a Rag Joint repair kit from oreilly's. I removed the intermediate steering shaft in about 10 minutes. It only took me 4 hours to get the rivets drilled out and popped off, then another trip the store for grade 8 bolts, and about 10 minutes to re-assemble.

Drives like a new truck. I am not constantly correcting when driving on the highway anymore.

Supposedly, you can take a lower shaft from a 90's Cherokee and drop it right in. It uses U-Joints instead of a rag joint, but I don't have any good junk yards around me to test that theory out.

my .02

Just looked through my original invoice when I had my front end work done and the steering shaft coupler was part of it. So it has to be new as well.

 

[taylorjm]

My steering seemed loose as well on my 03 Z71. Two shops both said everything was tight and fine. I went ahead and replaced the ball joints and hub bearings. It really tightened up the steering. Took away all the loose feeling. Also took away a clunk I had when turning, and a noise I had in 4wd. It was a bear of a job, but worth it.

Also. Just prior to this I used the nut on the steering box to tighten things up. Now I think it wasn't necessary and it turns a little too hard, so I'm going to loosen it back to the original specs.

 

[LVNeptune]

What size is that nut? I haven't found a "proper" fit.

Also, ball joints already replaced. Wheel hub bearings not sure but I don't believe they would affect what I have now.

 

[ChrisAU]

I've had the same problem for a year. I replaced the tie rods, idler and pitman arms, gear box, and the center link. Still had a lot of slop in the steering wheel.

Last weekend, I bought a Rag Joint repair kit from oreilly's. I removed the intermediate steering shaft in about 10 minutes. It only took me 4 hours to get the rivets drilled out and popped off, then another trip the store for grade 8 bolts, and about 10 minutes to re-assemble.

Drives like a new truck. I am not constantly correcting when driving on the highway anymore.

Supposedly, you can take a lower shaft from a 90's Cherokee and drop it right in. It uses U-Joints instead of a rag joint, but I don't have any good junk yards around me to test that theory out.

my .02

I have the XJ shaft in my '92 ECSB, did WONDERS for my steering. Its as tight as my Tahoe now (also got new tie rod ends, pitman arm, and idler arm when I did my lift kit). Its a super easy mod. Got my XJ shaft off eBay for like $30. 84-96 XJ shafts work, NOT Grand Cherokees, just normal Cherokees.

 

[taylorjm]

What size is that nut? I haven't found a "proper" fit.

Also, ball joints already replaced. Wheel hub bearings not sure but I don't believe they would affect what I have now.

Oh boy...I don't remember, but I have 15mm stuck in my head for some reason. I'll have to check.

Oh, and I've replaced my drivers bearing at least twice now, and the same for the passenger side, and every time I changed them, they didn't have any play or make a constant noise of any kind, but after changing them, it always solved a problem of some type. It's weird. This last time I changed them, it solved a moaning noise in 4wd. I have no idea why it would have an affect, but I'm not complaining! The other times either my steering was loose, or they started to grind a little.