1997 K1500 STEERING BOX OUT OF ADJUSTMENT - 1990 Chevrolet K1500

There may be an issue with a pressure control valve.

There is an idler arm and a pitman arm.
The Pitman connects the steering box to the steering linkage by/through a ball joint. The idler arm should be on the other side by the passenger wheel.

i've seen the shaft in the pump broken off at an angle that would sometimes grab and provide assist and sometimes not. do you get a whining sound from the pump?? is the fluid smooth and consistant not all foamy like.. does it do it while cornering or driving straight

Steering wheel play can be caused by many parts including tie rods, idler arms, pitman arms. drag links, the gear box itself or the shaft and connectors between the steering wheel and the gear box. I would recommend inspecting all of these things and repair or replace as necessary.

Have the front end alignment checked as it may the cause of wandering. With the truck parked and the steering centered, but the engine running, wiggle the steering wheel back and forth while watching the left front wheel. It should respond to the steering action without any observable slack. Have someone watch both front wheels while doing this and see if there is slack between the two wheels. Any slack here is indicative of slop in the cross-wheel coupling. Hope this helps!

it is plug and play just like your PC at home. Hook it up and your ready to roll

it could be a spun baring inside the power steering pump. if the pressure on the pump is to great for to long of a time it will spin a baring or pop seals.

on your steering box may be on top or side,loosen nut and adjust screw inwards to make it more tighter

there is an adjustment on steering box also ujoint to box maybe bad? good luck

Loosen nut on top of steering gear box. Tighten adjustment bolt 1/4 turn at a time then tighten nut. Drive and see if it hold together better. Repeat until you can't tighten adjustment bolt any more. If it's still iffy, replace your steering gear box.