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Old 06-11-2010, 06:01 AM
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as it says above, i have about an inch to inch and a half of play in my steering wheel while driving. i can move it that much and still go straight, does anybody know what might be wrong...or is that just how the jeeps are?
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Sounds like it could be a caster issue. Did you replace your control arms when you did your lift?
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mine's a stock sahara '10 and has play in the wheel. From what i've experienced trucks/minivans always seem to while sedans don't. My sisters grand cherokee does, our old minivan did, pickup trucks that i've driven have. I would count it off as normal
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Originally Posted by JK-Tex
Sounds like it could be a caster issue. Did you replace your control arms when you did your lift?
i did, the procomp lift kit came with new control arms.

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mine's a stock sahara '10 and has play in the wheel. From what i've experienced trucks/minivans always seem to while sedans don't. My sisters grand cherokee does, our old minivan did, pickup trucks that i've driven have. I would count it off as normal
thanks, maybe it is just normal, i really dont know, it is not terrible but would be nice to have a solid steering wheel
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Have someone turn the wheel while you watch your sector shaft which is the splined shaft that comes from the steering box. I believe that nut is supposed to be torqed to 140 and I have seen them come loose before and infact I have a PSC steering gear as I waited too long to identify my loose sector shaft issue.



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