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1978 Mack FWS Steering problems

No owner has filed a complaint about the 1978 Mack FWS's steering with NHTSA. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.

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Steering recalls for the 1978 Mack FWS

Steering: shaft pitman

83V1210001,377 vehicles affected

The problem
Mounting of the pitman arm may loosen and lead to excessive wear in either the pitman arm splines or the steering gear shaft splines, or both. This condition is due to incorrect tightening of the mounting screws during assembly.
The fix
The dealer will inspect and properly tighten the pitman arm retaining screws.

Steering complaints

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