1990 Chevy Blazer steering has a lot of slack

1990 CHEVROLET BLAZER
123,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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1990 Chevy Blazer 350 mileage: 123,000. We have had this vehicle for about five years now. It has a new motor in it now and it runs good. My question is about the steering. It has a lot of slack in the steering and I wonder if there is an easy solution to tightening it. It probably has at least 6 or 8 inches of play in the steering wheel before it reacts. This is sort of dangerous. I would like to try to tighten it myself if I can. Can you help me?
Nov 9, 2010 at 12:31 AM
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The steering box can be tightened to remove any excess wear. However, before you do this, check over all steering components, especially tie rods for wear.
Nov 9, 2010 at 12:33 AM