steering wheel not right after wheeling?
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Are you referring to the intermediate steering shaft between the steering wheel and sterring box? If so, that would make sense, I have had this replaced a couple of times under warranty already, but not at the same time... very possible.
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A bend that only de-centers the steering wheel in going to be very small and not noticable in these pictures. You would be looking underneeth for points where it was hit on a rock or something.
The more I think about it, if a bend is not obvious, I would think more along the lines of what wayoflife said. Use the adjuster on the draglink to recenter the steering wheel and hope that fixes the problem.
The more I think about it, if a bend is not obvious, I would think more along the lines of what wayoflife said. Use the adjuster on the draglink to recenter the steering wheel and hope that fixes the problem.
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Hey broski, don't know about your tie rod, but with the ammount of lift u got in ur sig I'd look into adjustable trackbars. Just a thought. Another note, u should invest in a woods steering stabilizer relocation bracket or since it sounds like u need a new ss, some come with a relo bracket. Anywho, u should look into that for sure as you know first hand the factory location for the steering stabilizer is not ideal for wheelin. Factory tie rods seem to bend easily, I've heard a lot of ppl who just keep a spare OE tierod, because some say replacing with a $300+ aftermarket chromoly isn't ideal cause they too get damaged. Just my .02
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Hey broski, don't know about your tie rod, but with the ammount of lift u got in ur sig I'd look into adjustable trackbars. Just a thought. Another note, u should invest in a woods steering stabilizer relocation bracket or since it sounds like u need a new ss, some come with a relo bracket. Anywho, u should look into that for sure as you know first hand the factory location for the steering stabilizer is not ideal for wheelin. Factory tie rods seem to bend easily, I've heard a lot of ppl who just keep a spare OE tierod, because some say replacing with a $300+ aftermarket chromoly isn't ideal cause they too get damaged. Just my .02
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I still have not figured out what happened and cannot see any noticeable dent in my tierod. I am just going to wheel it again and see what happens. Since I adjusted the steering wheel after wheeling it has been fine. I do get a little shimmy in the steering wheel at speeds higer than 35 mph but I think that its my tire being out of balance, not really sure though. I bent the rim a but at the bead when wheeling but that balanced my tires with that equal shit so I am not sure if that would compensate for a bent wheel or not.
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I still have not figured out what happened and cannot see any noticeable dent in my tierod. I am just going to wheel it again and see what happens. Since I adjusted the steering wheel after wheeling it has been fine. I do get a little shimmy in the steering wheel at speeds higer than 35 mph but I think that its my tire being out of balance, not really sure though. I bent the rim a but at the bead when wheeling but that balanced my tires with that equal shit so I am not sure if that would compensate for a bent wheel or not.
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You should also check the drag link mounting bracket to see if it has torn loose from the axle, as they are a known weak link. Also check to see if the pitman arm nut is tight, and the steering box mounts tight or broken.