Just thought I'd offer an update.
Turns out that cheap offshore intermediate shafts have a very, very
short lifespan. I'd replaced this in May 2010 and turns out this was the
issue.
Ordered an OEM unit ($230 instead of $130, but still less than the $450
they want in Canada) and 98% of the slop is gone.
There's a tiny bit of play in one ball joint and one tie-rod. These are
next if I'm keeping the truck.
I'm pretty much left with an excellent and powerful engine backed up by
a noisy 5 SPD transmission, surrounded by a rusting hulk.
Rob
On 12-03-28 10:28 PM, tony@tasteofthemidway.com wrote:
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> 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...
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>> Tie rod ends. The factory ones are crap.
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>> If you've replaced the wheel bearings that many times it sounds
> like
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>> they're being replaced with the chinese cheapies instead of the
> more
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>> expensive Timken ones. That or you drive on a lot of really bad
> roads.
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>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Robert Schultz
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>> <rob@schultzfamily.ca>wrote:
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>>> Looking for some pointers on where to look for play in the
> steering.
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>>>
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>>> The truck is an '00 2WD QC. I've replaced the intermediate shaft
> a
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>>> couple
>
>>> years ago and wheel bearings twice in the last three years.
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>>>
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>>> Right now the wheel is 'dead' when on-center and there's
> considerable
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>>> play
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>>> before the steering responds. With wide front tires following
> every
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>>> imperfection in the road, this results is some fairly vigorous
> activity
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>>> on
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>>> my part just to go straight.
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>>>
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>>> 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
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>>> wheels either.
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>>>
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>>> My suspicion is that driving around with play in the intermediate
> shaft
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>>> +
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>>> bad wheel bearings + 275/55/17 front wheels might have added up
> to some
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>>> wear in the rack. Does that sound likely?
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>>>
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>>> Rob S.
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>>> 2000 QC 4.7l/5 SPD
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