Sounds to me like a problem in the power steering gear.
-Tom Allen
51 3800
At 02:40 PM 9/8/99 -0400, TORODRVR@aol.com wrote:
>Just a question for the other oletruckers still running original front ends.
>If your kingpins (or just one of them) get too worn, does it make the
>steering "notchy"? I've noticed that the left kingpin on my '48 was pretty
>loose, but it drove great until now. I recently noticed a slight detent
>feeling in the steering that was not there before. I've put over 17,000
miles
>on the truck since I rebuilt the springs and installed a GSPP power steering
>kit. Also non-stock are the disc brakes. I know it's time to re-new the
>kingpins, but I'd like to know if I should be looking for anything else. The
>wheels turn smoothly from lock to lock with the front axle up on jacks.
>
>Mike Jensen
>'48 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 5-window
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
Tom Allen
Seattle, WA
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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