quick steering stabalizer question
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quick steering stabalizer question
Ok so I was doing some stuff to my Runner today and I decided to check the steering stabalizer because I get a lot of steering wheel shake. When I unbolted it, it was pretty easy to move back and forth by hand. Think it's time for a new one?
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Mine was really easy as well when I removed it. The OME one you can just barely move it by hand. For $54 you cant hardly go wrong.
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Del - I agree with Joey - was yours leaking oil at all? The OME is a TRUE bolt on. No drilling or anything. You'll need a pickle fork to get the stud out of the centerlink.
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Same thing here. What a difference the OME stabilizer made. Only took about 45 min to change out. When i took out the stock part and laid it next to the OME, I had myself a good laugh at how "under-beefed" the original was. Can't go wrong.
By the way, for those who don't know.....Pickle Fork=Tie Rod Separator
By the way, for those who don't know.....Pickle Fork=Tie Rod Separator
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I used the Heckethorn SS from JC Whitney. Direct replacement & something like $36 (including the rubber boot, despite what the box says). You'll need a short-handled pickle fork &/or a BFH and blue wrench.
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Undid the bolts at both ends - slipped a wide pry bar behind the body and nudged. I soaked it with oil the night before and it was no work to take it off. I gave it to a buddy who had a wandering problem with his Ford fullsize van and once he figured out a way to mount it he was very happy with the result. Mine wasn't that worn out as everyone elses so perhaps the previous owner replaced it once already.
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was yours leaking oil at all
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