Mike Romain

As new springs get worked in or in the case of crappy ones, sag in, the
steering wheel will turn and the drag link will need adjusting again.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> While a bent tie-rod is a common cause of this problem, the draglink is also
> known for bending which will also cause the steering wheel to be off. The
> draglink is what connects the steering box via the Pitman arm to the tierod.
>
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> "David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:cl6fb0p8jmcia1kvrkieodj00ia1a1nj4l@4ax.com...
> > Might want to check your tie rod... you may have bent it on the run.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
> >
> > On Fri, 28 May 2004 19:42:23 GMT, "Jim Bratton" <jbratton1@nc.rr.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I went to Tellico a while back after which I noticed that my steering
> wheel
> > >"where you rest your thumb part of the steering wheel" is no longer
> > >perfectly horzontal like it used to be. Even when I am driving in a
> > >straight line. Does this mean I need an alignment? there are no other
> > >noticable changes including tire wear.
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Jim
> > >'00 Sahara with 3"Terraflex system
> > >
> >