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Does your steering wheel "clunk" when off road? The zip tie fix will make your day!!!!!!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by RedRocket07, Jun 1, 2016.

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Did the zip tie mod work for clunky Tacoma?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. Nov 11, 2016 at 6:29 AM
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    TXpro4X4

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  2. Nov 11, 2016 at 6:34 AM
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    Got to try this
     
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  3. Nov 11, 2016 at 8:32 PM
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    Glad to see this working out for you guys!!:cheers:
     
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  4. Nov 19, 2016 at 3:27 PM
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    I like the title change :cheers:
     
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  5. Nov 19, 2016 at 8:28 PM
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    One of my favorite mods. It's so simple and easy yet gives the truck that nice tight German feel. How do they say, good'ntight
     
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  6. Nov 24, 2016 at 6:57 PM
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    Worked like a charm - mine was so bad I took it to Toyota - the guy said he never felt anything. If you went over a bump with the steering wheel off-center (like turning into a driveway) - CLUNK!

    Now, no clunk anymore. Best free mod I've done to the Taco
     
    MightyYota, Nov 24, 2016
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  7. Nov 24, 2016 at 7:35 PM
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    Best mod ever
     
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  8. Nov 25, 2016 at 3:22 AM
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    Very nice. Thanks
     
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  9. Aug 20, 2017 at 3:58 PM
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    Old thread, but I need to try this asap! My truck is off the pavement every day for work and it feels like crap with this steering clunk/slip/play. Will look at snap ring and also wedge a zip tie in there.
     
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  10. Aug 20, 2017 at 4:39 PM
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    Maybe I'm not as flexible as you, but I couldn't tell if my snap ring was in this groove you speak of. I could wiggle my snap ring around, didn't seem all that secure to me, but couldn't really see where it belonged, or if it was indeed where it belonged now

    I did however get a zip tie wedged all the way through the spot it's suppose to be, but when I turn my wheel left/right without engine running I still feel slop in the steering column. We shall see tomorrow when the blacktop ends.
     
    Northern Taco, Aug 20, 2017
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  11. Aug 21, 2017 at 5:15 PM
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    itll slide up and down on the shaft it its not in place...
     
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  12. Aug 21, 2017 at 5:37 PM
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    It doesn't slide, but I can wiggle it around a bit. Definitely not solidly in place around shaft.

    Also the zip ties I wedged in there did nothing for my clunk. I pulled and pushed on my steering wheel and that seemed to quiet it a bit.
     
    Northern Taco, Aug 21, 2017
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  13. Aug 21, 2017 at 9:55 PM
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    Maybe I'm immature and late to this thread, but the last post caught me off guard and I laughed loud enough to wake the wife.
     
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  14. Aug 21, 2017 at 10:19 PM
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    been wanting to do this for a while!
     
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  15. Aug 22, 2017 at 2:56 AM
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    I'm having this issue right now, all of a sudden my steering wheel was clunking and turns out the snap ring came out. How did you go about getting it back in?? Tap, tap, taparoo??
     
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  16. Aug 22, 2017 at 3:02 AM
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    Push really hard in two directions at the same time haha.. I'm not kidding. I may have used a screwdriver some too. I cant remember. It wasn't just super easy..
     
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  17. Aug 22, 2017 at 3:07 AM
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    Good to know it can at least be pushed back in!
     
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  18. Aug 22, 2017 at 8:07 AM
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    I really need to do this. I'm hoping it works on my truck.
     
    SeanBonham, Aug 22, 2017
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  19. Aug 22, 2017 at 7:57 PM
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    Mine wiggles like hell too.. the shaft can actually clunk up and down even with the lockring around the shaft...

    My question becomes.. Is it supposed to be seated inside the end of the shaft housing up top somehow ? Mine is in the groove.. but god it's loose... Mine looks like the picture above..

    My clunking is 100% coming from that spot..
     
    njcoma, Aug 22, 2017
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  20. Aug 22, 2017 at 7:58 PM
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    My locking is loose as hell.. in the groove.. but loose and allows play..
     
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