problem with 4 wheel drive 96 ranger

[richard2011]

hi, im new on here, i am just trying to find some help figuring out when i put my truck in 4 wheel drive it jerks the steering wheel back and forth so bad i can't even use it in the winter. does anyone know what the problem may be. my thought was the u-joints are bad.

 

[RangerSVT]

You need some more info on your truck, is it manual Tcase, manual or auto hubs, how many miles, do you use it for offroad??
SVT

 

[Explorin94]

By your decription of what it does while you are driving it in 4 wheel drive....I'd say you have the knuckle u-joints out of it.

 

[nine-teen91stxranger]

or his u joints may be out of allignment. so they both line up. i did that and in 4x4 and under acceleraction it shook badd

 

[Earl43P]

Sounds like one of the front axle u-joints is seized up.

 

[richard2011]

thanks everyone for the info