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    1997 Steering gear replacement

    Yep! Now I just need an alignment and project will be complete. Thanks again for your advise! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1997 Steering gear replacement

    I just went to orileys and got one. I didn't have the time or money to order one from a rebuild shop out of state (I'm from Alaska) it was $220 with a $75 core and came with a limited lifetime warranty. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1997 Steering gear replacement

    Well I got the new steering box put in and got some new cooper discoverer m+s tires put on the big green beast over the weekend and I can't believe it! It feels like a completely different vehicle [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1997 Steering gear replacement

    Well thanks for the input. I just got one ordered. I'm out of the country until the 1st but I'll let you know if it fixes the problem. Feliz Navidad de Colombia! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1997 Steering gear replacement

    Where did you find that part? And did the rebuilt one fix the slop?
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    1997 Steering gear replacement

    Hey guys, So my wife and I got a 1997 expy last year from her parents as a wedding gift and it's been pretty good to us since then but there has always been quite a bit of slop in the steering. I replaced all the ball joints, tie rod ends, exc. then took it in for a front end alignment...
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    I need some procedural advice for doing ball joints.

    I just replaced the lower ball joints, upper control arms (with ball joints), inner and outer tie rod ends, pitman arm, and idler arm on my 97 XLT 5.4 4X4. and I did it in the following order. 1. idler arm 2. pass. upper control arm 3. pass. inner and outer tie rod ends 4. pass. lower ball...
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    Where are you from?

    I'm way up north in Palmer, Alaska!
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