Steering play in E350
We have a 2012 24V on a 2011 chassis. We have a lot of wandering and steering seems loose. The unit has 14,000 miles on it. Is this a known problem with this chassis? Anyone had this issue?
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tpi wrote:fourthclassC wrote:
with 14,000 miles on it there should be no "play" or any worn out components in the front end. Wandering related to something else - mis-alignment, tires....
This is simply not true. Steering gear could be out of adjustment, parts could be defective. The check is so easy, it should be done to rule out this problem. The tone of the OP ("steering seems loose")would strongly point to ruling out actual looseness in the steering linkage.
I think we need to establish the difference between a stationary "loose steering" and a "dynamic loose steering". The loose steering involving too little +caster is a "dynamic loose steering" at highway speeds.
At highway speeds (with no disturbances) one should require only slight pressure changes with no tendency to wander. When there is too little caster there is actually a dead zone between left and right which we are describing as "loose steering".
