# 2006 Chevrolet Express Passenger - Excess wheel play

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [July 20, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831 "2019-07-20T12:14:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Doug36](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Doug36](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doug36)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831/1 "2019-07-20T12:14:38Z")

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Excessive steering wheel play after rebuilt steering box and pitman arm replaced.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831/2 "2019-07-20T12:49:39Z")

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Why were they replaced ? They may not have been the problem.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831/3 "2019-07-20T13:03:15Z")

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> [@Doug36](#):
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> rebuilt steering box

May be a bad re-build or the lash was not properly adjusted. Or as @It\_s\_Me say, may not have been the problem at all.

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**Author:** ![Doug36](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Doug36](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doug36)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831/4 "2019-07-20T16:26:11Z")

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How to diagnose from the steering box up to the steering wheel?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831/5 "2019-07-20T16:38:24Z")

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The proper way is the use a very light torque wrench to set the drag on the steering box while it is disconnected entirely.

Turn the steering shaft by hand, at the rag joint, back and forth a very small amount while you touch the pittman arm. If it feel notchy or sloppy, it is probably the steering box. It should be very direct with a small amount of drag on the shaft.

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**Author:** ![Doug36](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Doug36](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doug36)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-express-passenger-excess-wheel-play/144831/6 "2019-07-20T16:53:32Z")

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Thanks, got it!