Typical loose steering

[Bradster68]

As iv been told by many.The 90 1tons have loose steering. Iv been told its typical of these trucks but no one has a solution.
At least the wife don't drive it because of this.
Just wondering if there a mod or solution to tightening up a little. (Is there a screw adjustment somewhere?).
If this isn't the right place for this post maybe a mod can move for me.
Thanks

 

[Caman96]

I’d say it’s nothing 1 screw being tightened will resolve. Gotta go through the whole system to resolve. I did and it’s as good as new if not better.

 

[Drunkcanuk]

Like Canman said, lots of moving parts. Get underneath and start yanking on stuff, have someone turn the wheel looking for play in anything. I'm not familiar with the 1T's and if the have a rag joint on the steering shaft like the 1/2's but that's definitely a wear item a lot of people overlook. It can be replaced with another or swapped out for a Jeep shaft or from Cunningham machine (vendor on this site) that replace the rag joint completely.

 

[Caman96]

Canman

I’ve been called worse.

 

[Drunkcanuk]

I’ve been called worse.

Lol....so sorry bro!!! Phat fingers and autocorrect got me!!!

 

[GoToGuy]

Inspect, check , feel. Every connection, relay arm , ball joint , slack in steering worm gear, frame mounting box bolts loose. The under hood column rag joint worn. All those little excess clearance bits add up . And it shows at steering wheel with 4 , 5 inches or more before an action occurs.

 

[Erik the Awful]

It can be replaced with another or swapped out for a Jeep shaft or from Cunningham machine (vendor on this site) that replace the rag joint completely.

I bought a junkyard Jeep shaft to swap into Roscoe, and then discovered the early one-tons have a different shaft and it won't fit. A replacement shaft is about $200, and mine's dorked.

 

[Drunkcanuk]

I bought a junkyard Jeep shaft to swap into Roscoe, and then discovered the early one-tons have a different shaft and it won't fit. A replacement shaft is about $200, and mine's dorked.

As I said, not all that familiar with the "big boy" trucks. But that makes sense that a bigger truck would have some different parts than the little ones. Odd that a piece as "simple" as a steering shaft would be different. Just from a cost savings prospective I'd think they would be the same.

 

[Caman96]

Gotta go through the whole system to resolve. I did and it’s as good as new if not better.

This, I did not replace yet. Original still good, but cheap enough to have spare on hand. Who knows what will happen to supply chain the way this world’s going.

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[RichLo]

This, I did not replace yet. Original still good, but cheap enough to have spare on hand. Who knows what will happen to supply chain the way this world’s going.

Who needs food, water and toilet paper when you have a brand new spare rag joint on hand