At 04:23 PM 1/19/00 , you wrote:
>I was drinving along today, and I noticed that I was fighting the truck a
>little more than usual. So, I started just holding the wheel straight and
>seeing what happens. Well, all is great and good for a while, then it
>starts pulling to the right, then it stops, then it pulls again, then it
>stops... I know it wasn't the road... so, my question is, what could make
>a truck just drift like that? I'm thinkin' tie rods...
You really shouldn't have to fight the truck at all. The fact that you do
could be an indication of something loosening up in the front end/steering
mechanism. This could produce the symptoms you saw. However...how do you
know it's not the road? Changes in the road surface too small to notice can
cause the truck to wander off line when you're not holding the wheel. Then
there's always the stray gust of wind. And don't forget the pressure from
the electro-magnetic waves the government sends out as it tracks your every
move. Having everything checked out at a front end shop is the only way to
be sure(ka-ching ka-ching) :-(
Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
mail to: mcrumley@airmail.net
"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build
bridges even when there are no rivers."--Nikita Khruschev
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