ok so the 67 tow rig got taken out the other night to grap the engine hoist from dave. bottom line is the steering is ridiculous there is so much slop its silly. what can i do to fix it? tie rod ends, ball joints, steering box or i heard about tightening an allen head screw on the steering box to remove slop but i also heard it was bad to do that. any thoughts?

Jack it up and rock the tires back and forth, where is it moving. I bet the idler arm is jogging back and forth. Wherever you see the slop is where you wanna fix it. You can try tightening the allen wrench on top, just dont overdo it.

is that a 67 with the hydraulic ram steering, or a regular steering box?

Would probably cost you about $200 to rebuild the whole thing, may be worth it. But I would investigate whats bad first, probably all of it! :D

The steering in my 71 sounds similar - it was almost hard to keep it on the road in 4wd. This needs to be addressed soon. Let me know what you find out.

Almost as cool as this group - all the help you need.

67-72 Trucks forums (http://67-72chevytrucks.com/)

I've got a 1966 Suburban - they cover the earlier ones as well.

Dan

ok jacked it up and all the steering seemed to move together so im not too worried about it may try to turn that allen head in a bit to tighten it up???
other than that gonna do brakes tomorrow, would have done them today or at least checked em but there is a stupid lock lug nut that you need the special socket for... i dont have the socket... retarted

If it's a Gorilla type locking lug nut(locking on the outisde, not the inside flower type), you can pound a 7/8" socket on it and turn it with a ratchet:yes:....had to do it a couple of times, once when helping a guy with a flat on the side of the freeway.

ok jacked it up and all the steering seemed to move together so im not too worried about it may try to turn that allen head in a bit to tighten it up???
other than that gonna do brakes tomorrow, would have done them today or at least checked em but there is a stupid lock lug nut that you need the special socket for... i dont have the socket... retarted

Lol whats "retarted" is that you dont know how to spell retarded. :D

Lol whats "retarted" is that you dont know how to spell retarded. :D

Dic:yes:


:D

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Hey leave Ben alone, that's correct spelling in Canada. :D

I think it's easier to see something wrong when the truck is still on the ground. With a load on it. Have someone move the wheel back and forth while you look at everything underneath. Also check the rag joint. Those get sloppy especially in an older vehicle.

check the rag joint. Those get sloppy

yes....yes they do.:yes::p

well if anything it looked like the steering shaft had play in it and nothing underneath looked like it had slop. ill replace the rag joint for sure today. as far as the lug nut goes it is a stupid flower one and i hate it

Can you get a new rag joint from any old parts store? I'm sure that's what mine needs too.

ill smoke the joint for sure today. as far as the lug nut goes, when I'm high it looks like a stupid flower and i hate it

Ha-ha!, He said "Joint"

Sometimes you can get them in the HELP section.