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Jun 3, 2011 | 08:16 PM

jbexotics

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From: fenton mo

steering play

My truck has some bad play in the wheel what can I do to fix it I thought I could tighten my tie rods up before I replaced them it had 6 inches of play now it has like 3 in of.play

Jun 3, 2011 | 11:02 PM

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My truck has some bad play in the wheel what can I do to fix it I thought I could tighten my tie rods up before I replaced them it had 6 inches of play now it has like 3 in of.play

Search it, been there done that on here before

Jul 18, 2011 | 02:18 AM

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From: fenton mo

Well what happens is that under the hood the steering column will turn but the wheels won't

Jul 18, 2011 | 08:46 AM

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Inspect the rag joint connecting the steering column and the gear box. Go to the library and check out a ford manual, follow their diognostic flow chart, read up on adjusting the gear box.