2000 Ram 2500 steering wander
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04/26/13 10:44 AM
04/26/13 10:44 AM
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Posts: 546 Gilman, IA
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I have a 2000 Ram 2500 V10 4x4, and I had the tie rod ends and ball joints replaced. The truck still wanders while going down the road, so I had a buddy move the wheel while I watched underneath, and it appears the steering gear is loose. The steering shaft moves quite a bit before making the pitman arm move. Is the gear something I can adjust/tighten, or does it call for replacement? And how hard is it to remove?
2012 Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4x4 5.7 Hemi 2011 Dodge Durango 3.6L 2009 Dodge Caliber 1.8L 5 speed 1970 Super Bee-someday!
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Re: 2000 Ram 2500 steering wander
[Re: AtomicDog]
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04/26/13 06:59 PM
04/26/13 06:59 PM
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Thanks! Hopefully I can tighten the shaft and save myself $200 on a new box. I took another look, the box doesn't look too bad to remove, but like all of my projects I'm sure it will take me 3x longer than it should and two trips to town if I have to replace it.
2012 Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4x4 5.7 Hemi 2011 Dodge Durango 3.6L 2009 Dodge Caliber 1.8L 5 speed 1970 Super Bee-someday!
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Re: 2000 Ram 2500 steering wander
[Re: moretoys]
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05/05/13 01:02 PM
05/05/13 01:02 PM
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My truck has a newer box and it still wanders. I believe you can use a box from a newer ram, but not sure on the specifics. For me, driving old 60s/70s cars that did the same, I don't really even think about it when I drive my truck. My only problem is driving something that doesn't wonder, I over correct all the time
68 Road Runner, 69 Belvedere, 71 Challenger Vert 340 barracuda, 01 Ram CTD, 95 Ram, 04 Ram, 85 Daytona turbo Z 66 GTO, 06 Magnum RT AWD. 07 Ram CTD, 07 Ram
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