1999 Ford Ranger Intermittent knocking feeling in steering

1999 FORD RANGER
76,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TBALMER
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I recently bought a 99 Ford Ranger XLT. It is in excellent shape. On the drive home from the car lot a faint knocking could be felt in the bottom of the steering wheel and heard coming from the front of the vehicle. This did not occur on the practice drive when purchasing the vehicle, and today it is not doing it. The truck drove fine when it was making the knocking noise and it did not appear to impact steering or direction of the vehicle.

I took it to a mechanic today and of course it drove fine and did not make the knocking noise nor could you feel any knocking in the steering wheel. The mechanic thought it might need an alignment kit. What do you think?
Apr 27, 2009 at 10:28 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I doubt an alignment kit, but I would recommend checking all front end components such as tie rods, ball joints...

Let me know what you find.
Apr 28, 2009 at 8:38 PM