Steering box play in E-150?

If you're getting wobble under braking, the odds are VERY GOOD that the at
least one rotor is warped.

Unless you have removed the rotors and had them machined to be true, it is
very difficult to rule a warped rotor out of the equation. The warpage is
impossible to see with the naked eye, and is extremely difficult to find
using static test methods. The only way to be sure that you are not facing
warped rotors is to have them machined. Of course, the rotors have a Minimum
thickness spec that must be observed ... If you can pull the rotors
yourself, most auto parts stores will turn them for you for about $15 each.

Steering box play is not part of the wobble you describe. If the vehicle
pulled to one side and required corrective steering, then we could discuss
the play in the steering box. Steering box slop will be first seen in a
vehicle that wanders in the lane, but even that can be the result of worn
tie rod ends.





"thomas graham" <thomasgraham.RemoveThis@optonline.net> wrote in message
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>I have a few degrees play at the steering box when I jack up both wheels
> and rock the wheels side-to side. Is this acceptable?
>
> I'm getting a vibration when I brake in left turns. Everything else seems
> OK- wheel balance, rotors not warped, other links tight, etc.
>
>