Dodge Ram Steering Box

[Stockwell_Day]

Does anyone know how to tighten up the steering box on a 1995 dodge ram? I am told its extrememly easy to do. I asume you just pop that cap off the bottom of the steering box and check if its loose at all. Anyone ever done this? Also if anyone has a detailed explaination of pulling a dash out of those pm me.

[HotRodTodd]

On the top of the box, there is a allen head screw with a nut around it.
Hold the screw still with the right size hex key and loosen the nut about 3/4 turn.
Now holding the nut still, turn turn the allen screw in 1/2 turn at a time till the slop is gone.
Tjghten the nut back up after you have made your adjustments, you should be good to go.

[Stockwell_Day]

sweet, thanks man. i hope that corrects my problem. seems to shimmy around 90 - 120 km/h or 60 - 70 mph for those of you south of the frozen north. i have had the whole front end done with high quaility parts. i just tossed some different tires on there this morning so we'll see if that helps first

[#40Fan]

You need to replace your track bar. It is the bar that is about 1 and half inch in diameter that attaches to the frame on the driver side and go to the passenger side and attaches to the differential.

If you have someone move the wheel back and forth while you are looking at it, you will see that where it attaches to the frame, moves a lot!!

[Stockwell_Day]

you mean on the front dif? i have a 2 wheel drive. it shimmies alot less actually. i drove it home tonight on the highway for about an hour. but is there such a thing on a 2wd? or am i confused?

[mr. ringo]

just about every dodge i have had has always been the u-joint ahead of the box is no good and it is a real bad set up. you can cut it out and put in a pto joint. i have seen some good after manufactures on the inernet also. check that for slop

[Stockwell_Day]

Actually that was what the guy at the tireshop said to as he was putting on my tires but aparently its fine. Actually the new tires straightened it right out. runs pretty good now. So to give her a good test I am going right now to drive through some fields and see if I can find the deer I shot last night.

[marshalldude]

check your stabilizer bar bushing wear out

[Stockwell_Day]

it was wore out, but its changed to now along wit the rest of the front end. lol

[jimrod]

Do you still need info on the dash?

[Stockwell_Day]

yes actually i still do. the steering is all good now but i have a rattle in the dash and need to take the dash off to stop the rattle.