I had siphoned out as much as I could from the power steering pump. That's what that small hose was at the start of the video. I had talked about it but due to editing to conserve time, that part kinda got edited out. Sorry! But, I just inserted a small dia rubber hose and then ran it down to a pan on the ground.
My Hustler Raptor XDX blades when turned touching are not level, I put new blades on thinking it was a bent blade, put the exact amount of air in all wheels, measured the deck to ground from both sides and it was correct. Still cutting with a thin patch of grass higher than the other. I guess that is my problem a bent pulley or deck. Thank You. Very helpful.
That’s how ford left my steering wheel lol I was like why is it sideways, took it back, now a few months later decided to look underneath my truck and check the steering gear box cz I still had play, bruh why the gear box looks just like the old one haha they never replaced it😢
I added a description on the video just now. She was abandoned by her mother and was found wandering in a field in eastern Kansas. She was taken to Hope in the Valley Equine Rescue located in Valley Center, KS. They are a volunteer group that is taking good care of Josie
I added a description on the video just now. She was abandoned by her mother and was found wandering in a field in eastern Kansas. She was taken to Hope in the Valley Equine Rescue located in Valley Center, KS. They are a volunteer group that is taking good care of Josie.
That's nice. Dad gets to help you out still. I'm diving into mine. I got all the symptoms. Aligned it to make sure. Toe was out just a bit, but I got it centered spot on now. Just gonna have to throw down the money and do the box. I chose BBB Industries though for just a regular reman box. I was between that and the Blue Top like you chose.
I only hoped to replaced valve cover gasket and in doing so feel like I cursed my gf 2007 sonata 3.3. After that took forever to get down to the covers i used steel wool and carb cleaner to clean as much as possible and reassembled the car threw codes for both solenoids. I replaced them after the longest fight with a car in my life. Got it rolling for 4 months, then a few weeks ago, the car started shaking real bad and got code p0018 and all the spark plugs. Needless to say I am very disappointed. I worry the oil pump screen is clogged, vvt solenoids need replaced again, timing chain is ruined, or the fact that I dont have the mustard to do the job.
Dang that stinks. I was really worried about mine after I changed them but they held up until I sold the car. I don’t know if you bought factory Hyundai solenoids or not but sometimes the ones from autozone and Oreily can fail prematurely. It’s definitely a poor design from Hyundai. I’m now buying Toyota vehicles and so far so good. Fingers crossed 🤞
Good video and everyone has their opinions but I had a Redhead steering box installed on my 2004 F350 Superduty after the sector shaft on the stock box twisted in half, yikes! . It steers easier and more positive than it did when the truck was brand new. I honestly don’t know the difference in the remanufacturing between the Bluetop and the Redhead but so far I’m a believer in the Redhead.
Yes, I've heard the Redheads are really good as well. I was looking at them before I found the Blue Top gears. I read a lot of reviews on both of them and I found them both to be good. The only reason I went with the Blue Top was because it was $100 less expensive. I didn't plan on keeping my truck for more than a few years and since the blue top had really good reviews, I figured I'd save the 100 bucks. I will say that if I had a newer truck that I was going to keep for 10 yrs or more, I'd probably have gone with the Redhead. Thanks for watching.
@@Roybwatchin Yep, that all makes sense to me and like you I would opt to save the 100 bucks too if not keeping the truck long term. I however made the decision when I bought my truck new in ‘04 that it could quite possibly be the last truck I ever purchased. I’ve invested the $’s for many upgrades for the 6.0 issues and other things for the long term and the truck is still in excellent condition overall. As I mentioned before I’m very happy with the choice in steering gearbox that I have and I know you are too. Stay safe out there and keep on keepin’ on!
I would check all the items I talk about in the beginning of the video. You really need to put truck on stands with both front wheels off the ground slightly and check all the items. If the upper and lower ball joints are not out of grease and bind when you turn the wheel, or the U joints (assuming it's 4x4) are not bound up, and all the steering tie rod ends, links, etc are good, then you likely need to look at the pump. The pumps on these are weak from the factory and I've read that its hard to find a good replacement. Some guys buy new ones and they are worse than the original. So, if you need a new pump, I've heard Napa has a decent one, but I would stay away from the remanufactured ones. Do some online reviews of several until you find one that you trust. I've even heard of guys that buy a factory one from Ford and have had issues. Luckily, the pump isn't that hard to change, but still a pain. Good luck and thanks for watching!
@Roybwatchin I had replaced the entire front end earlier in the summer. Upper and lower ball joints universal joints, tie rod ends, track bar, steering link and damper.
Thanks for sharing, that is such a neat little toy I bet she did have more fun than the kids did, I always feel like I have more fun when I ride the mower with my kids, we chain up a power wheels behind it and all 5 of my kids pile on ages 4-13. Since you commented on mine I thought I'd return the favor since you have some neat wares to gander at thank ya.
Could be a number of things. Was the intake hose torn and that's why you replaced it? The MAF can cause bucking, but so can many other things including one that gets overlooked all the time and that is spark plugs. Depending on how many miles on your car, the spark plugs are only good for around 100 - 150K miles before the electrodes are worn and the gap is too large. This often gets overlooked. Is it throwing any codes, is the check engine light on? Might be good to check the codes if the engine light is on. Good luck!
@Roybwatchin Hey thanks for your reply, it was actually my sparkplugs. My intake hose was torn actually so i had to replace that. But my sparkplugs i got from Autozone just 3 months ago went kaput on me. I actually didn't look there initially because i had changed them a few months ago. But i got new ones and everything is fine now.
Having a very similar situation with my 07. Hit bumps and she wants to dance. Seems like a lot of play in the wheel as well. Front end components all good
Good god!! I have chasing this for months and never once thought about looking for that split. Sure enough mine is split in the same spot!! Outstanding damn video, thank you!!
How were you able to torque down the pitman arm nut with it installed on the truck? I'm in the middle of doing my steering box right now and I'm not seeing anyway to actually torque the nut down other than putting a big ass wrench on it and giving it hell
Good question, lol. So, I found out after I had installed the gear that I couldn't get a socket with torque wrench on there. Luckily, when I installed the pitman arm, I used an impact and snugged it pretty good apparently. I put a wrench on it in the truck with a cheater bar and it didn't move. So, I'm going to run with it and my plan is to check it during oil changes. Next time, I will torque it before installation by using my bench vise to hold the pitman.
Put the pitman arm on the gear box then find a way to position it just right, shoving the pitman arm into the receiver hitch of the truck. Shouldn’t move and you should be able to get a good cheater bar on your ratchet or wrench and reef it down!
What a great video, I have a 1997 F350 7.3 crew cab 4x4 long box that has the wandering issue. I have adjusted the steering box lock nut and screw about 3/4 of a turn and it is better. This may be my next project( thank you from Canada). I also have inherited my fathers tools who was a mechanic for 65 years( heavy duty diesel and auto). I am not a mechanic but he taught me lots. My dads saying was "Any mechanic can fix something, but it takes a good mechanic to first tell you what's wrong". Thanks again
Thanks for watching and subscribing, I'm glad this video will be helpful for you. I use RU-vid videos all the time when I'm working on my vehicles and I decided to make some of my own hoping they can help others. I was just in Quebec last week for vacation. My wife and I really enjoyed our trip (9 days) we loved the friendly Canadians and beautiful hills, trees, lakes, etc. We spent some time in Montreal, Quebec City, and Knowlton. We plan to go back again during the Fall in about three or four years. My dad had a saying that I have used pretty much my whole adult life and have said it countless times to my two boys and now my grandchildren: "Anything worth doing, is worth doing right"
I've added the Steering Wheel Adjustment process in the video description above. Hope this helps those who need to re-center their steering wheels after installing a new gear box.
I've got the wandering, sort of dead spot on a 1995 F-250. I tightened the adjustment screw on the gearbox about 1/2 to 3/4 turn and it's helped a bunch, but feel this is sort of a band aid fix. Blue top is in my near future.
