i'm aware of all that. i am a seasoned mechanic. just no formal training. i own and built a 76 pu 454/400/456/ dart, ferd 9"+strange, four link, very quick red light special. current project it a 56 willeys pu 4x4 rat rod. built a streetable alky.i'm not even remotely trying to say i now...

i hate treads left/abandoned to archive w/o solutions. but i have no solutions to this issue. got the truck back 2day from les schwab. all steering issues not related to alignment are gone. my problem is i know the intermittant steering input issues had nothing to do with the ball joints. since...

update. les schwab will have it till tuesday. joints, rotate tires, and alignment.

initialy, i tended to agree w/you on the hubs. but ignorant on this particular platform, AWD in 2WD, computer controlled, i accepted the ferd techs input at face value as the hubs being a *possibility*.no ps leaks, anywhere, fluid level fine, and using the stethoscope, no abnormal pump noise...

that would be nice. and i am holding my breath till they get done.but, respectfully, bad rod ends shouldn't be in play while stopped in gear. not moving. cross fingers.

symptoms, in gear, engine running, standing still or right turns, i feel an intermittant steering wheel input. wants to pull to the right. not overpoweringly so. cycles on and off. fine for some secs. then i feel it engauge and pull to the right, then let go, and repeat. but if i'm moving and...

old school. old fart. only ford i owned wasn't streetable. now i have inhearited an '08 F250 PS SD. glad to be aboard.