Replacing steering box?? Or what ?

[mountie]

I sure hope the ball joints were inspected. Here is what typically happens. Ball joints wear excessively on a high mileage vehicle which cause tires to constantly be trying to move toe in and toe out just slightly up to alot depending on how bad the ball joints are. All this side to side motion causes the output shaft of the steering gearbox to wiggle side to side and ruin the seal at that output shaft and not to mention the gearbox. Its hard to find until you know to look for it. Have to get someone to move steering wheel just slightly to the right and left back and forth and watch that output shaft.

Good info……. My front steering & suspension / balljoints etc. is new, installed by a VERY good custom truck shop along with Hellwig sway bars, about 6 months ago, along with them doing a front/rear alignment …. Then had my tires a ‘road-force’ balancing.
>> Just got back, getting the alignment….

My ’05 truck rides like an S Class Mercedes at speed.

 

[mountie]

I sure hope the ball joints were inspected. Here is what typically happens. Ball joints wear excessively on a high mileage vehicle which cause tires to constantly be trying to move toe in and toe out just slightly up to alot depending on how bad the ball joints are. All this side to side motion causes the output shaft of the steering gearbox to wiggle side to side and ruin the seal at that output shaft and not to mention the gearbox. Its hard to find until you know to look for it. Have to get someone to move steering wheel just slightly to the right and left back and forth and watch that output shaft.

My whole front suspension & tierods, etc are new. My new steering box was hand built w/ all new parts including , they did the seal fixes that the GM version was known to fail.