MACKS Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Could some one tell me why when the DOT does an inspection on the steering components like tie rod ends they make you shut off the truck and rack the wheel back and forth hard, what the heck is the purpose of doing it with no power steering, makes no since to me, and they keep telling you to turn the wheel harder, I could see doing it that way to check the u-joints on the steering shaft but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 1. Checking for slop in the tie rod ends.2. They don't want you to drive them over while they are under there. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Its kind of hard to get the tie rod ends to move with no power steering, especially when the truck has two power steering gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 We had a local DMV guy that would check all steering components while the truck was off even the steering box. He would tell you it was loose then give you his buddy's number to come fix it as he would then put you out of service. Tried it with one of our trucks and the driver told him you need the truck running to legally check it. He didn't say anything and told him to get moving before he digs more. (nothing the matter with the truck) 2 Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Theirs a chart to tell how much free play verses diameter of the steering wheel with the truck running. Quote Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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