bluetahoe
Newbie
I posted this in an older thread but thought worth doing so in a new thread since it's made driving the Tahoe a lot more enjoyable.
I had installed 3 steering gears in my 97 GMT400 Tahoe in the last less than 2 years. They all had excessive play. Both NAPA and O'Reillys sell the same remanufactured unit by Cardone. I finally found Redhead steering gears and spent a LOT more money hoping the 4th would be better. Well, I installed the unit last weekend and it is awesome. No noticeable play in the steering wheel. The guy at Redhead explained how they remanufactured their units and now I can see it does make a difference.
BTW, I removed/ground out the knockouts and alignment has been good. Calling them "knock outs" is an understatement. I completely disassembled the front end and rebuilt(bearings, brakes, hoses, shocks, A-arms, etc) and painted less than 2 years ago.
I had installed 3 steering gears in my 97 GMT400 Tahoe in the last less than 2 years. They all had excessive play. Both NAPA and O'Reillys sell the same remanufactured unit by Cardone. I finally found Redhead steering gears and spent a LOT more money hoping the 4th would be better. Well, I installed the unit last weekend and it is awesome. No noticeable play in the steering wheel. The guy at Redhead explained how they remanufactured their units and now I can see it does make a difference.
BTW, I removed/ground out the knockouts and alignment has been good. Calling them "knock outs" is an understatement. I completely disassembled the front end and rebuilt(bearings, brakes, hoses, shocks, A-arms, etc) and painted less than 2 years ago.