i've been getting a shimmy like the tie rods or ball joint were going to hell

this shimmy is extra bad, even scarey at high speeds.

so i wiggle the wheels to find out my bearings are loose, so i repack and tighten up. in the back of my mind i thought i should check the column shaft, but i didn't. so i go out for a test drive and the shimmy is still there, but not as bad.

i've been hurt for the last couple of days. fingernail on my thumb got ripped off. so i haven't been able to check other stuff.

so today i say screw it and deal with the pain.

the damn column shaft is loose as hell, i can move it almost an inch up and down.

i can't believe this, i really love my L, but i mean almost everything brakes.

any of you guys had this problem too.

i haven't seen any 99+ f150's with this problem yet

 

I never heard of that one?

How's that beast you made doing? Ready to run 9's this year?


Suavy

 

you think to much of me, or just mistaked me for somebody else haha

i run 12's

all my money goes for truck payment, house fund, dog fund, no more for truck mods


way off topic, anybody know of a good english mastiff breeder ?

 

I've got the same mysterious wiggle, I can feel mine threw the gas pedal. I finally tracked mine down to the steering shaft in the engine compartment. In the middle of the shaft is a u-joint and this seems to be getting looser and looser causing the wiggle. I am going to have the shaft checked my a mechanic to see what he thinks. I also notice alot of exessive noise coming from my steering box... will have to eventially upgrade to a 03 box down the road. These 2 things should get rid of all my steering slop.

My steering wheel has 1/2" of play to each side before the wheels turn. This was a problem before I dropped the truck and has since gotten worse. Around town driving is great, it's just when i hit bumps going 70 on the highway things get interesting

 

I don't know of a breeder, but I will say that is an excellent choice for a dog... If I had the room, I would love to have another...