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1999 gmc Sierra 1500 4x4
Replaced the pitman arm and my stupid diy’er a- ss messed up the alignment. I placed the steering wheel straight, locked it and thought eh it’ll be fine. Replaced it. Torqued the big nut to the steering shaft to spec and put the smaller nut on pitman arm ball joint tight and went to unlock the steering wheel to turn the steering to have access to the ball joint nut with the torque. Loosened it to put a tiny thread locker and torqued it. I’m guessing that’s what I messed up.
Can an alignment shop fix this with a usual alignment or the pitman and steering going to have to be adjusted?
Feels like the wheels are turning from under me, play. And going straight if I wiggle the steering a little the tires screech.
Replaced the pitman arm and my stupid diy’er a- ss messed up the alignment. I placed the steering wheel straight, locked it and thought eh it’ll be fine. Replaced it. Torqued the big nut to the steering shaft to spec and put the smaller nut on pitman arm ball joint tight and went to unlock the steering wheel to turn the steering to have access to the ball joint nut with the torque. Loosened it to put a tiny thread locker and torqued it. I’m guessing that’s what I messed up.
Can an alignment shop fix this with a usual alignment or the pitman and steering going to have to be adjusted?
Feels like the wheels are turning from under me, play. And going straight if I wiggle the steering a little the tires screech.