Red Head Steering Gear.. My Thoughts

Zmann · Apr 4, 2013

I tightened mine up 3 years ago after I bought it to the tune of 3 full turns

a little at a time over a week

has been fine since I even made a long arse Allen wrench to make life easier when going in from the side

that and a block to hold the fender well liner up

Zmann · Apr 4, 2013

stroker it looks similar to this on top of the steering gear

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lincolnlocker · Apr 4, 2013

i never said it was an end all fix.. just something to consider trying...

first ive heard of a failure from it though.. think ive put 80k on mine after adjustment. can only adjust some thjngs so far if they are that far gone.

live life full throttle

Zmann · Apr 5, 2013

probably the high failure rate you have read about is from folks screwing it up ?

the proper procedure is off the truck using a spring style torque wrench at the input shaft

if you take it to far and leave it it's a problem

crowz · Apr 5, 2013

I dont want to give the impression Im saying dont adjust steering boxes or something like that.

Ive adjusted over 150 or more cars and trucks and Ive only had one failure personally. But that failure I think came from over tightening it. Was a manual box with a ton of miles on it. Ive seen 3 other cases of failures from overtightening.

I still adjust them to this day. Im just very careful how much I adjust

Usually only needs up to 1 to 1 and 1/2 turns. When I started going past 3 full turns on mine I stopped. No way I was going more after what happened to me in the past.

redheads are dead · Sep 18, 2015

good luck getting your refund or core refund from Redhead. It's been weeks for me. Never again!!!!

I did another steering gear from AutoZone. It wasn't adjusted properly out of box (rebuilt) but I had no problem loosening it so it works perfectly and with their lifetime warranty and price - you can't beat it. Plus the core refund is instant!!!

Get with it RedHead! (still don't have my refund and calling every day!!!

ToMang07 · Sep 18, 2015

redheads are dead said:
good luck getting your refund or core refund from Redhead. It's been weeks for me. Never again!!!!

I did another steering gear from AutoZone. It wasn't adjusted properly out of box (rebuilt) but I had no problem loosening it so it works perfectly and with their lifetime warranty and price - you can't beat it. Plus the core refund is instant!!!

Get with it RedHead! (still don't have my refund and calling every day!!!

Did you really make an account just to bash a product? And then post in a 2+ year old thread?

Get a life or a hobby.

Pockets · Sep 18, 2015

Haha... Damn thread from the dead.

mandkole · Sep 18, 2015

wow.. way to go :doh:

Jomax · Sep 18, 2015

I've used red head 3 times. And one just recently. Transaction went perfect. And the box it's perfect.

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Layson · Sep 18, 2015

Vader's Fury · Sep 19, 2015

Dude is prob bashing on every redhead steering thread that appears on Google.

sootie · Sep 21, 2015

redheads are dead said:
good luck getting your refund or core refund from Redhead. It's been weeks for me. Never again!!!!

I did another steering gear from AutoZone. It wasn't adjusted properly out of box (rebuilt) but I had no problem loosening it so it works perfectly and with their lifetime warranty and price - you can't beat it. Plus the core refund is instant!!!

Get with it RedHead! (still don't have my refund and calling every day!!!

likely because you are a bastard... i've never had a problem with their product or transactions...

Blue Goose · Sep 21, 2015

Just had one installed on my 06 250 with 103k on it last Sat, she handles better than new now, I love it!

n54power · Oct 1, 2015

I love mine. My dad has one on his dodge too.
I've collected a.few old.cores for guys to use son the don't have to pay the core fee.

pdumont01 · Oct 1, 2015

Never heard of redhead, I put a ford reman in and that fixed my slop. I had a half turn of the steering wheel of play, I tried to adjust the preload but all it did was bind when the wheel was at center. I was forced to replace it. Are redheads supposed to be better than ford?

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Bustedknuckles · Oct 1, 2015

I just put one on a guys 2nd gen dodge and it is awesome. I'm going to be ordering one for my duramax.

sootie · Oct 1, 2015

pdumont01 said:
Never heard of redhead, I put a ford reman in and that fixed my slop. I had a half turn of the steering wheel of play, I tried to adjust the preload but all it did was bind when the wheel was at center. I was forced to replace it. Are redheads supposed to be better than ford?

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Yes-way better. They machine out the bushings and install needle bearings.