Steering wheel getting kind of stiff
10-15-2018, 06:16 PM
#1
Another proud owner
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Steering wheel getting kind of stiff
Hello,
My F150 is closed to 300 000 km (185 000 mi). My steering wheel is getting harder to turn. I still can drive without any problem but we can feel it is getting kind of stiffer than usual. Does anyone have seen this problem? I never had a vehicle reached that much mileage and I wonder if the steering fluid may thicken similarly to engine's oil.
Any idea about this?
Thanks
My F150 is closed to 300 000 km (185 000 mi). My steering wheel is getting harder to turn. I still can drive without any problem but we can feel it is getting kind of stiffer than usual. Does anyone have seen this problem? I never had a vehicle reached that much mileage and I wonder if the steering fluid may thicken similarly to engine's oil.
Any idea about this?
Thanks
10-15-2018, 06:29 PM
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Year?
10-15-2018, 06:34 PM
#3
Year, engine, model, trim level, 2 or 4wd, the more info you provide the faster you will receive a response that might be helpful.
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10-15-2018, 06:57 PM
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XLT, Lariat, King Ranch etc....
Check the steering shaft where it comes out of the firewall and connects to the rack-n-pinion, there are two mini u-joints 1 at each end, saturate them with penetrating oil and let sit over night, next day saturate them again but use a silicone based spray lube. Let soak in while rotating the steering wheel back and forth stop to stop several times.
Take it for a drive and give it a day or so, if those joints are binding that should loosen them up.
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Check the steering shaft where it comes out of the firewall and connects to the rack-n-pinion, there are two mini u-joints 1 at each end, saturate them with penetrating oil and let sit over night, next day saturate them again but use a silicone based spray lube. Let soak in while rotating the steering wheel back and forth stop to stop several times.
Take it for a drive and give it a day or so, if those joints are binding that should loosen them up.
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BernTheBear (10-20-2018)
10-16-2018, 03:42 AM
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I had a steering issue with my '09 FX4 crew cab at around the 6 or 7 year mark. It started feeling tight - then it would actually bind up when making turns. Turned out to be the U-joints in the intermediate steering shaft. This shaft is in the engine compartment coming from the firewall downward - easy to see but hard to diagnose with it attached.
It had become a dangerous situation. I had a lot of rust issues with this truck (winter road salt) and this was one of them.
I was kind of mad - the same shaft was used in the Crown Vics for which they had a recall for - but not the F-150.
It had become a dangerous situation. I had a lot of rust issues with this truck (winter road salt) and this was one of them.
I was kind of mad - the same shaft was used in the Crown Vics for which they had a recall for - but not the F-150.
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10-20-2018, 01:25 PM
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Welcome.
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10-22-2018, 12:14 PM
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The u-joints on the steering shaft on mine also needed to be replaced, just prior to my purchasing the truck.
