Tie rod ends. The factory ones are crap.
If you've replaced the wheel bearings that many times it sounds like
they're being replaced with the chinese cheapies instead of the more
expensive Timken ones. That or you drive on a lot of really bad roads.
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Robert Schultz <rob@schultzfamily.ca>wrote:
>
> Looking for some pointers on where to look for play in the steering.
>
> The truck is an '00 2WD QC. I've replaced the intermediate shaft a couple
> years ago and wheel bearings twice in the last three years.
>
> Right now the wheel is 'dead' when on-center and there's considerable play
> before the steering responds. With wide front tires following every
> imperfection in the road, this results is some fairly vigorous activity on
> my part just to go straight.
>
> When it's up on stands, I can't detect any play. Turn the steering wheel
> and wheels turn. There doesn't seem to be any play between the two front
> wheels either.
>
> My suspicion is that driving around with play in the intermediate shaft +
> bad wheel bearings + 275/55/17 front wheels might have added up to some
> wear in the rack. Does that sound likely?
>
> Rob S.
>
> 2000 QC 4.7l/5 SPD
>
>
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