Steer tire fighting turns, delayed reaction. Why?

Ever grease your fifth wheel?

 

... could be kingpin

 

I don’t understand what’s his trying to explain. Doesn’t make sense. Must be me…..

 

Kindergarten thought....
Jack up, shake front-end before alignment?

 

Kingpin bite? Grease sometimes? Loose ball joint bite? Do as black_dog106 said before anything else, you'll be glad you did.

 

Sounds like something is binding up. Grease the entire front end well then jack it up and feel for it as you slowly turn from side to side. If it's not obvious what's causing the issue then start by disconnecting the sector shaft from the steering box.

Still there? Take the cross tube off. Essentially, keep disconnecting things until you're down to only a single wheel moving from side to side. At that point all you'll have left is either a bearing or kingpin.

 

You talking about turn as in roll?
Or turn right and left as in steer ?


And the drivers side rotates and steers freely ?


It’s binding on something , is the bumper support or something pushed back and the tire is rubbing on it ?

if you’re pulling containers , if you get in just the right spot with a hump in a driveway or something , the container chassis hangs much further down than a normal trailer and will often bind up on the rear of the tractor frame and prevent the tractor and trailer from pivoting on the fifth wheel .

 

Have the mechanic pull the drum and make sure the rollers are not binding and the s cam bushing isn’t dry.