Need help with steering wheel feed back

I need help in diagnosing, what I can only describe as a sloppy or loose feel in my steering wheel, while crossing dips or large bumps on paved roads. When on gravel or rough dirt roads the feed back I'm getting in the steering wheel is doubled. Well bearings are good, as well has all front in components such as ball joints and tie rods appear to be sound also. While on normal smooth highway drives you can't tell there is even a issue. Truck is a 09 double cab 4wd. Thanks

 

Have the alignment checked, and/or rechecked. There’s a few threads about this same problem in here.

 

Have you checked your intermediate shaft ujoints?

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-mystery-of-loose-steering.596309/page-2

 

Rag joint in the steering shaft may be worn: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/intermediate-shaft-tsb-on-2012-2015.658772/#post-23008881

There is also a certain degree of "uneven feel" over bumps characteristic of the Toyota steering pump design, but that would be present when the truck was new. If this is a recently developed issue, then the pump isn't to blame.

 

Might be worth giving the zip tie mod a try.

 

Could also be in need of a little adjustment of the slider bushing at the rack. Pretty easy to figure that out, pull the boot back on the inner tie rod joint on the driver side and see if you can move the shaft up and down. If you can you can adjust the slider bushing to tighten up the gear mesh there. a little goes A LONG way. (like it might only take 1/16th of a turn to remove slop and 1/8th of a turn will make it too tight).

 

Thanks guys, I'm going to start looking into some of the suggestions on here.