Can't get rid of play in the steering

[Steppin Razor]

My k10 was loose as hell because the pitman arm was not tight enough. I had installed it to torque and ran it for a year.....slop. Local shop put some uga-duga's on it.....fixed immediately.

I will try that. I tightened it by hand, not impact.

 

[idahovette]

Schwab used to be top shelf. Since the old man left, it's not the same and the popcorn sucks.

Funny, BUT SO true!!!!!

 

[Edelbrock]

Schwab used to be top shelf. Since the old man left, it's not the same and the popcorn sucks.

Agreed, they used to be very good. Now all they want to do is scare people into spending top dollar for unneeded repairs. I know a lady that wanted a vehicle inspection. I checked it out and everything was fine. All she needed was new tires, as hers were very old and dry rotted. So she went to Les Schwab for tires, and they sold her a new battery and a complete brake job. They claimed that the brakes were so bad that they might "lock up" by themselves and cause an accident. The brakes were no where near the wear indicators, and the battery tested just fine when I checked it.

Les Schwab Tire Centers was acquired by Meritage Group in September 2020. The sale, finalized in November 2020, ended nearly seven decades of family ownership.

 

[Radiohead]

I came from the garages and fishing for work was common then, but the downright chicanery that passes for customer care these days is pathetic. I know we all have to eat, but filet mignon on every job? That's the kind of chit that gives us all a bad name. Especially when the technicians use the parts cannon approach to diagnostic procedures.

 

[Radiohead]

I will try that. I tightened it by hand, not impact.

No ugga dugga? Yikes, sir

 

[Steppin Razor]

No ugga dugga? Yikes, sir

I don't have one, so wrench and jackhandle breaker bar.

 

[sublimeobs]

Torque spec on that Pitman Arm nut is fairly high. I replaced mine and think it called for 185 ft-lbs.