wrap warranty and steering bushings!!!!

here's what i did today, since i had noticed that my steering was really shitty on the used truck i bought..........got my wife to turn the steering wheel back and forth, while i slid under the truck to look. holy crap........no wonder the steering sucks.......every steering rack bushing under there is completely shot!!! the whole friggin rack moves about an inch and a half, close to 2 inches in both directions. that explains why the hell the steering is loose as hell, and the play in the wheel is funky as shit!! boy.....the dealership did one hell of a job with their 160 point inspection!! i got the wrap warranty that i paid good money for....gonna put that to use!!! this pisses me off that they did absolutely nothing to the truck when i bought it.......only an oil change, and they sure as hell didnt check anything!!!

ya'll think the wrap warranty(which i was told covers everything, except brake pads and windshield wiper blades) should cover this?? i think the dealer will have to put a whole new steering rack in there, since they dont sell just the bushings!!! im gonna go to the dealership and complain like a sumbitch about this!!! then when they fix it.......still gonna put some energy suspension bushings in there!!! also......gonna show them the worn out ass sway bar bushings!!! cant believe thye skimped out on doing the stuff the right way with this truck.........i dont give a rats ass if it is used!!!

any thoughts????

 

LMAO...thats funny

 

Chris....you are exactly correct about the guy doing the inspection!!! the guy who did mine, i found out 2 weeks later, was fired for being lazy as hell.

what you think i should do.........take it to the dealership and show them the worn out bushing and tell them i want it fixed?? cause thats almost certain what im going to be doing on tuesday morning!!!

 

well.....aint got the new energy suspension bushings yet, but if they replace the steering rack, i'll be cool with that. i know how lazy the 160 point inspection was....hell, i had to do my brakes..they were shot, new shocks....the olds were shot/leaking fluid, the steering rack and sway bar bushings are shot........damn it all to hell.....i hate lazy people at a dealership supposed to be doing their job. after they see the steering rack......i kinda doubt they will be able to tell me its normal, or not under warranty oranything else that bullshit for that matter. no way in hell, when the truck is off, that i should be able to turn the steering wheel a couple inches both ways!!!

hell.....i may even take the digital camera under there and get a video and post on here and show ya'll how worn out the bushings are!!!

 

dude take the thing over there and give them what for. aint no truck inspection sposed to be that bad.

 

yep.....gonna have a definite word with the service manager....really a nice guy......and im gonna point out that those so called inspections are pure bullshit as far as im concerned. they are gonna fix what needs fixing.......thats for damn sure!!! im actually pretty pissed about it now!! glad i got that wrap warranty.........definitely gonna be put to use!!!

 

after doing alotta reading, it seems to me that the dealership will have to install a new steering rack because they cant get just the bushings. good for me........i'll take new. and they will have to redo the alignment....kinda hard to get the steering wheel centered when the bushings are that worn out.....and my steering wheel sits to the left!!! damn joke ass dealership lackeys!!!!

after the new rack or whatever the stealer does....im still gonna install energy suspension bushings!!!

 

just got back from the stealership..................friggin bastards.

they fixed the rattle in my door, but they had the balls to say that the worn out steering rack and sway bar bushings were completely normal. those dipshits think every damn thing really wrong with something is normal!!! im about pissed now. the service manager did tell me to bring my receipts for my shocks and brakes back in and he'd "see what he could do", since that shit should have been checked in the first place, and wasnt touched.

well.......gonna do as i had planned to do............get wheeler's 5 leaf pack, and energy suspension poly bushings for the steering rack,sway bar and leaf springs. i think im about done with going to toyota for any damn thing........getting tired of hearing "its normal" every time im there and i know that something is fucked up!!!!

 

i just replaced the rack in my truck cost a grand so i would try and be as friendly as possible so the fix it for you

 

Sorry to hear that, Will. It sucks that nobody wants to fix anything anymore.

 

that aint gonna happen. they already have told me...its normal. like always. so im ordering energy suspension bushings and gonna swap them myself....and fix the leafsprings that are fubarred....but they say they are normal. so.....gonna fix it all myself, even though, the wrap warranty covers damn near everything.....they wont fix the messed up shit, cause they say its normal!!

i am hating the word "normal" now!!

 

screw it put a screwdriver through the boot and let it get fucked up then the warranty will cover it what exactly is your steering doing

 

hell, the steering is loose as shit, and there is alotta damn play there too. when you crank the truck and turn the steering wheel back and forth.........the complete rack moves back and forth 2 inches to each side. i knwo they are rubber bushings in the rack, but the damn thing aint supposed to move that much. so.......im just gonna get some energy suspension bushings and replace them, which will tighten up the rack a great bit. also....gotta get some new rear leafs too....them sumbitches are flat as hell, and axle wrap is crazy as hell on my truck. so much in fact, the wife noticed it....and that usually never happens.

 

what exactly is axle wrap

 

basically....where you can feel your springs give.....and in my case from being worn out, and the axle rolls forward a bit, and makes the drive shaft shift a bit.....you can feel it big time!!

 

well....finally got fed up with the service dept at the local toyota saying everything was "normal".........so i went back up there today!!! something strange happened....i found a tech that knows what the hell he is talking about!!!

he looked at the steering rack and said "damn........that aint supposed to move like that!!"..........so.......under my wrap warranty....i have a whole new steering rack ordered, and i will be getting it installed and a free alignment on monday or tuesday. i knew the other techs were fulla shit!!!

and i was telling him about all the stuff i have had to do since i got my truck, and about their lack of their "160 point inspection"......he is gonna go back over everything and fix the rest of the stuff that needs fixing under warranty!!! i love finally raising enuff hell to get stuff done!!!

 

If your tires are having issue see if you can get them to replace them as well do to all the sterring issues.. it is long shot...

See what beer the tech likes and make sure he gets a 6 pack of it..That might help grease the wheel more....