okay guys im new here but a long time member to the harley forum. anyways my ranger steering box is going out i think i noticed i started getting a lot of play and then its gotten to a point where when im on surface streets if i hit a rut or uneven part of the road my steering wheel and tires start to shake and i thinkits because of this play. has this ever happend to any of you? if so how hard was it to change out the steering gear box? is a day or two enough time? thank you all in advance

 

oh also i noticed the tie rod ends are worn out now because of the shaking. is it possible this would cause the shaking to get worse.

 

The tie rod ends could be the entire problem. You need to check for slack in the gear box, of course with bad tie rod ends, it makes it a little difficult. I would replace the tie rod ends first and then see how bad the gear box is.

 

ill replace those and go from there. but how difficult would the gear box replacment be?

 

The gear box isn't hard to replace, if you have the tools. The hardest part is to get the pitman arm off the gearbox. It takes a special puller because of the force it is torqued to.Also, be careful not toturn the steering wheel while the gearbox is disconnected. If you have an airbag, you can destroy the clockspring.