Hard To Steer-1995 4x4

[JBoone]

I'VE CHANGED THE FLUID TO SYN. AND THE STEERING IS STILL STIFF. WHAT CAN I DO? 1995 4X4 150 K

 

[GGill]

How new are your front u-joints? I had the same problem w/ stiff steering causing a wander due to oversteering, played w/ the adjustments on the gear box with no success.



I then jacked up the whole front end and manually moved the steering and could see the drivers side u-joint binding.



Replaced both of them and now the truck steers smooth and easy.



Hope this helps...

 

[DieselB59]

Check the sector shaft adjustment. It may be a hair too tight, especially if it doesn't want to return to straight after a turn without any of your effort. Otherwise, you may need a new box.

 

[bighammer]

Have you tried backing off the overcenter adjustment? If it's too tight, your steering can feel stiff.



(or is that the same as sector shaft adjustment, DieselB59?)

 

[DieselB59]

Same as above..... I've had trucks that'll turn you white as a ghost when they won't come out of a turn!

 

[BHaner]

overcenter adjustment

What exactly does this thing do??? I know where it is... what does it do when too loose / too tight?

 

[bighammer]

Too loose and the steering gets sloppy. Too tight and you have stiff steering. I adjusted mine a while back. It's pretty sensitive.