Re: Steering wheel 'click'

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 16:59:36 EDT


Check out the cab bolts and leaf springs.
http://www.dakota-truck.net/ARCHIVES/0105/1639.html

Dustin Dumbravo wrote:

> I kinda have that same problem. When I make a U-turn
> in my truck and turn the wheel sharply to one side, I
> hear a loud 'pop'. My Dak is only a few months old and
> I wonder what the problem could be. Mine doesn't
> happen while going down the highway, only making sharp
> turns.
>
> Dustin
>
> --- "(MAGNUM S/T)" <hoegen@kersur.net> wrote:
> > Ok, I realize over the web diagnosis is sometimes
> > tricky, but before I drag
> > the S/T to the dealer, I'd like to bounce yet the
> > latest problem of the
> > group:
> >
> > Upon braking and moreso upon accelerating quick I
> > get what feel like a short
> > pop in the steering wheel. Not something you hear,
> > but something that is
> > 'felt' while holding the wheel. It feel as though
> > when there is a quick
> > change in the momentum of the truck, something is
> > loose and moves slightly.
> > I realize this could be anything, and I am still
> > experiencing a slight
> > rythmic shake on the highway (even though I have had
> > the wheels balanced and
> > aligned TWICE). Is this latest popping feel in the
> > steering wheel indicative
> > of a particular type of problem??? Tie-rods maybe??
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
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