I have a 98 dodge ram with really sloppy steering ive messed with everything the pitkin arm, tierods, tracbar and still the steering is sloppy. I was told there is a way to tighten the steering box up with a allen wrench and a 15mm wrench any suggestions?
Did you try looking at the steering coupler to see if it was worn?tighten the adjuster nut on the steering box
1. Find the center of the steering gear travel by rotating the steering wheel completely to the left then, rotate the steering wheel to the right while counting the numbers of turns required to reach the end of travel.
2. Rotate the steering wheel to the left 1/2 the number of turns counted in the previous step. This position should be the center of the steering gear travel
3 Loosen the locknut on the pitman shaft adjuster screw Make sure the adjuster screw is held and does not turn with the locknut
4. Turn the adjuster screw in approximately 1/8 of a turn. While holding the adjuster screw, tighten the adjuster screw locknut.
5. Road test the vehicle to determine if the over-center adjustment has corrected vehicle wander. If vehicle wander still occurs, repeat steps 1-5.
it's very hard to explain..i actually have to be there but hope this helps..