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Loose steering wheel:How to tell if bad tie rod ends OR bad ball joints

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Old 01-18-2016, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by kjeeper10
If 4wp used the CA specs RK list (which they will always do) caster is prob low. Did you get a alignment ?
Yes, I got an allignment the day after (not at 4wp though). If caster angle is low, would a loose steering be the only symptom/consequence?

also will try to follow the procedure above

Thanks to all for the feedback
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Originally Posted by Julien
Yes, I got an allignment the day after (not at 4wp though). If caster angle is low, would a loose steering be the only symptom/consequence? also will try to follow the procedure above Thanks to all for the feedback
Yes.. Do you recall caster angle ?
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Thumbs up How to tell if your tie rods are loose

Hey I made a video that will show you how to check tie rod ends easily. I hope it helps! ~shaun



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