05 f250 weird steering issue

[jetboat]

I have an '05 f250 diesel 4x4 (94k miles) that I'm getting a weird situation. When turning (left or right) I get a wobble/feedback in the steering wheel. Its not a death wobble at all, just a hurky jerky feeling. Only happens on low speed turns, going straight, down the highway and on curves are just fine.

I found and replaced:
PS tie rod end
drag link end

drained and refilled the ps fluid (not a full flush just reservoir).

I had my neighbor who is a mechanic and specialized in the Superduties until he got smart and left Ford. He thought for sure it was the tie rod and it was worn bad. He's scratching his head on it with me...

(and yes, if I had the money I would sell it and get a cummins)

[DIMBLEWAMBiE]

Probably the panhard rod bushing. Is it lifted? Happened in my 07.. started out as small shaking then got death wobble doing 75 down the freeway.

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[BigSki]

overly grabby LS unit in the rear axle? I had a similar situation on my old F250. I changed the rear diffy oil and used a synthetic lube that claimed it didn't need a friction modifier. After a few days, the whole truck would shake/wobble while turning and it made a horrible 'popping' noise that sounded like the chain in the t-case was skipping. 1 small bottle of the friction modifier and the symptoms went away.

[frdtrkguy]

The PS gearboxes on those are junk and at nearly 100k it prob need rebuilt or replaced.. No issues outta the 6.0? Also check the pan hard bar for play..

[ontherun]

Make sure your not stuck in 4x4..pull the driveshaft and see if it goes away..

[the_ocho]

if you had one worn tire rod then chances are everything else is worn too. check tire balance, wheel bearings, ball joints, track bar, drive shaft, axle u joints, all your steering joints. make sure every bolt is tight and every zerk is lubed. be sure to check the intermediate shaft too( shaft from steering column to steering box) like stated before check that rear end too the LS likes to act up and do all sorts of weird stuff. whatever you do DO NOT let someone tell you to slap a new steering stabilizer on there and call it a day. a proper functioning steering system does not even need one.

[frdtrkguy]

Originally Posted by the_ocho

whatever you do DO NOT let someone tell you to slap a new steering stabilizer on there and call it a day. a proper functioning steering system does not even need one.

^^Truth^^

[jetboat]

Originally Posted by ontherun

Make sure your not stuck in 4x4..pull the driveshaft and see if it goes away..

This was actually a guess I had... I had it in 4wd Friday and Again Sunday, left it in 4wd over night and now getting this. Ill see if the weather cooperates to pull it today.

[JeremyH]

Bad ball joints?

[BJoe]

Does it have that same wobble you get from bad u-joints by chance? If so, might not be an LSD issue, my XJ is doing the same when pushed as far as possible while turning tight at low speeds. I really need to grease that thing before winter come to think of it...........

[hende]

Originally Posted by ontherun

Make sure your not stuck in 4x4..pull the driveshaft and see if it goes away..

I had my ford do this

[jetboat]

And the winner is... stuck in 4wd. I cycled it between low and high and drove up and down the drive a few times until I could hear the tcase click when I turned the switch. Seems all good now except my steering wheel is off abou 15* from the parts replacement.... alignment here I come.

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[ontherun]

Nailed it......glad it's fixed...L