nosivad_bor said:
Paul you are insane. I'm not arguing that the tightening of the bolts wont mask a preload issue, but the fact is if the bolts were loose enough that tightening them made a difference, then guess what, they needed tightening.
I've been accused of that before.
Obviously, I'm going to assume that one has made sure that all of the fasteners are tight and bushings intact.
BUT, we all know that there are numerous threads on death wobble that disucss all of the many possibilities it could be. The owner of the vehicle starts down the trail that's mapped out for him and after trying all of the things like a new steering sabilizer, in desperation, the owner decides to do the swivel preload and voila! No more death wobbles!
I can't count the times I've been told to replace bushings, then the steering stabilizer adn then the shocks, then the air freshener, then the air in the tires and finally, the owner of the vehicle will let me do the swivel preload and it resolves the issue!
Yes, we should investigate all avenues to insure we don't foolishly overlook something silly, but in higher mileage trucks, they badly need swivel preload adjustment.