Steering handling..

Discussion in 'Maintenance/Repair' started by Toyota530, Mar 14, 2009.

  1. Toyota530

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    I just bought my truck, it was fixed up and everything has a rebuilt engine with 13,000 miles... anyways the truck is lower with low pro tires and has air shocks to lift and drop with bycle pump in the back only... so when i'm driving it seems truck moves to much in uneven roads, like a little movement in the steering it will lose control, and when let go of the steering it moves and doesnt go straight.. also bounces alot... i know thats because the tires and the air shocks in the back but the steering, coulkd it be it need alignment? Also just got a new clutch and i need to press all the way down to teh back and little more too in order to gear the 1st or reverse... do i need adjust my clutch...? because the old one would gear almost all the way down smoothly...
     

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    go to your truck park it, with the wheels straight. grab the front left or front right tire and try to turn them left and right with your hands.. if they move you need a new idler arm, center link, ball joints, and or tie rods...

    In my case the idler arm and center drag link fixed my problem... change your stabilizer shock while your at it
     
  3. DannyEarl

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    what do you mean 'lose control'? something could be loose in the front end, or it could be a tire making it pull. usually a bad tie rod doesn't make it pull too bad.
     
  4. Frinzo

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    U need to rebleed ur clutch, that should fix that problem. i would take the truck in and see if it needs an alignment..that is what i think it may be, but readin it IS differnet then being there in person..
     

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