Stop in for a cup of coffee

Ddaddy said
The steering box also needs to be properly adjusted. This post sums it up nicely.

I believe that is exactly how I did the adjustment and I do have the FSM so not sure if I read it here or in that book, but it sounds very familiar.

Mattax said
Check the wheel bearings anyway.

The steering box isn't that hard to adjust. A spring scale and little bit of math for the torque spec. Too expensive to buy a low in-lb torque wrench for just steering boxes.
For the spanner, you can buy or borrow one. Or. You can make something using some bolts as the pins. That's what I did. Afterwords I bought the pin spanner since they do seem to come in handy now and then.

I'll double check those bearings, I have a new set just waiting to go in so maybe that is a good reason to install them. The adjustment Im out of is that threaded stud with a slot in it. Its screwed all the way into the box and if I go anymore then the lock nut has no threads.