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GRutter · 01-09-2021, 06:43 PM

Ed
Movement of that magnitude should be fairly easy to spot. Top to bottom, the kingpin bushings would be suspect and/or wheel bearings.

If you eliminated the steering box as a source of free play, then with the steering wheel held straight ahead, there should be NO movement of the pitman arm when you are grabbing the circumference of the wheels and moving left & right, but you should be able to identify any other source of play.

01-09-2021, 06:43 PM	#4
GRutter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Mint Hill, North Carolina Posts: 386	Re: Reducing Steering Free Play Ed Movement of that magnitude should be fairly easy to spot. Top to bottom, the kingpin bushings would be suspect and/or wheel bearings. If you eliminated the steering box as a source of free play, then with the steering wheel held straight ahead, there should be NO movement of the pitman arm when you are grabbing the circumference of the wheels and moving left & right, but you should be able to identify any other source of play.