Steering shaft out of round

[Haulin81]

What's normal or what's acceptable? Do your trucks do this too?  I never noticed mine until this week.  I've had the truck for 25 years. 

 

I attached two pics to show how much movement my steering shaft has. These videos were taken immediately after I installed the new steering columns shafts with the truck on blocks.  I am curious to see if the "wobble" gets worse after driving it.  

 

I replaced:  2) UCA, 2) LCA, pitman arm, idler arm, idler arm mount, upper and lower tie rod ends, steering gear, upper and lower intermediate steering shaft, stabilizer bar/sway bar bushings, sway bar end links.  (i think this is everything)

 

After putting everything back together i noticed the steering shaft rubbing the headers and the out of roundness.  Then, i looked at the old lower intermediate steering shaft i removed and it has wear marks on it.  It has been rubbing the headers due to it's out of roundness also, but i never new it.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jworks]

I never heard of this, but I'm no expert like some on here are.  I drove a '94 for 21 years with nothing like that.  I'd check with a good independent to see if maybe something is loose before I did anything.  If push comes to shove you might get one from a salvage yard.  Not something I'd want to tackle and definitely not qualified to do.

[KARNUT]

I drove a 92 Chevy 4 12 years until 5 years ago. Here’s a picture of the steering shaft if it’s any help to you. 

[Haulin81]

Nice supercharger!  I want one for my truck if I could find one for a reasonable price.  

 

Does your shaft wobble when you turn the steering wheel like mine does in the videos?

[KARNUT]

10 hours ago, Haulin81 said:

Nice supercharger!  I want one for my truck if I could find one for a reasonable price.  

 

Does your shaft wobble when you turn the steering wheel like mine does in the videos?

I bought that truck off of E-bay locally now going on 15 years ago for 7500$. It had everything a hotrod enthusiast could ever dream of. Including a custom interior and sound system. Driving home the transmission started acting up. And the seller had it rebuilt. I had mostly trouble free driving for 12 years. I used a daily for work for 2 years. Then as a toy. Never noticed anything unusual with the steering. 

Edited September 15, 2025 by KARNUT