cause this?
Truck is a '97 Isuzu rodeo with 200k miles; has been squirly, wandering for roughly 2yrs; has recently gotten really bad.
Took truck into shop, guy said I was very lucky that I hadn't been driving it much as there's nothing left to the gearbox for adjustment, and he could imagine the truck's been real washy.
It has, in fact, been a pain to drive since my last alignment 2yrs ago. I honestly thought that it was me, as I only drive this truck once/twice a month, so I thought the odd way it was feeling was because I didn't drive it much.
The other day however, I could swear the steering wheel was not in tune with the tires at 65mph....really freaky!....that's when I said enough is enough!
Other Isuzu owners I talk too have said this is extremely rare, and I appear to be the only one (on my Isuzu forum) that's experienced this issue.
Thing is, this truck is not driven rough, very gentle driver actually. Truck has in fact seen it's fair share of rough forest service roads, at very slow speeds though; does not see any extreme off-roading.
Power steering pump was replaced 6-7yrs ago, shocks have been replaced, but that's the extent of the suspension work needed on this truck....other then repacking of the wheel bearings/rotors, etc.
Any insight would be great. Truck is getting new steering box, wheel bearings, front end alignment, but I dread the thought if this ever occurs again.....not a cheap fix!
Could this simply be a matter of parts just wearing out too? This truck is our cross-country hauler, having been to 48 different states in 13yrs.
Truck is a '97 Isuzu rodeo with 200k miles; has been squirly, wandering for roughly 2yrs; has recently gotten really bad.
Took truck into shop, guy said I was very lucky that I hadn't been driving it much as there's nothing left to the gearbox for adjustment, and he could imagine the truck's been real washy.
It has, in fact, been a pain to drive since my last alignment 2yrs ago. I honestly thought that it was me, as I only drive this truck once/twice a month, so I thought the odd way it was feeling was because I didn't drive it much.
The other day however, I could swear the steering wheel was not in tune with the tires at 65mph....really freaky!....that's when I said enough is enough!
Other Isuzu owners I talk too have said this is extremely rare, and I appear to be the only one (on my Isuzu forum) that's experienced this issue.
Thing is, this truck is not driven rough, very gentle driver actually. Truck has in fact seen it's fair share of rough forest service roads, at very slow speeds though; does not see any extreme off-roading.
Power steering pump was replaced 6-7yrs ago, shocks have been replaced, but that's the extent of the suspension work needed on this truck....other then repacking of the wheel bearings/rotors, etc.
Any insight would be great. Truck is getting new steering box, wheel bearings, front end alignment, but I dread the thought if this ever occurs again.....not a cheap fix!
Could this simply be a matter of parts just wearing out too? This truck is our cross-country hauler, having been to 48 different states in 13yrs.