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Budsaircooledparts
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Location: Lenoir,NC 28645
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 Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:52 pm Post subject: 1969 with steering issues |
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| Replace tierods,draglink,centerpin and new ball joints.The bus when driving is like when you steer it the wheels don't want to come back.I'm fighting the steering the whole time.Anything else can I do to fix it?... |
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busdaddy
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Have a wheel alignment shop set the camber and caster properly?
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Budsaircooledparts
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Have already had it to alignment shop. |
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wcfvw69 
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What symptoms did it have before you changed all those suspension parts? Did you have to constantly steer it/correct the steering or was it just sloppy and loose?
It sounds like maybe the steering gear was adjusted too tight or the new ball joints might be binding, the new center pin, or maybe the steering damper is frozen up?
The only way to find out is to jack the front end up and with the steering column unlocked, push the LF wheel thru with your hands to see if it feels tight or binding. If it feels tight or hard to push thru, you need to start un-hooking the steering parts to isolate whats binding up. Example, disconnect the tie rod assembly from the LF spindle. Doe is push thru smooth w/the rest disconnected? If so, you would keep up hooking parts to isolate what binding.
If you had it at an alignment shop and it left with the symptoms you're describing, you need to find a better alignment shop.
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