Re: STEERING SLOP???
I agree that the bearings go bad rather frequently but unless they're obnoxious, I'd vote for a idler arm. I just replaced mine last week. It really tightened up the steering.
Put the truck up on the lift and see if the tires move back and forth. You should be able to see what is (or isn't) moving along with the tires.
I've seen quite a few bearings go bad on these trucks but never bad enough to have obnoxious amounts of "play" in the steering wheel. It was more like something was loose.
Mark
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