Check your ball joints too, just jacking it up may not take the
pressure off them, and you may not SEE the slop. never had Rack issies on
either of mine, after 200-300K miles so doubt it, many ball joints and
several sets of Wheel bearings, and a tierod or two...
oh and
intermediate shaft every 125K or
so...
>
> 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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