No right turn

[mudrunner80]

88 1/2ton 350 auto

I was at a stop sign went to take a right and it seemed to bind half way.I quickly turned left slightly then right again and it turned fully. Never made a noise but the pump seemed to pulse like it would when maxxed out. It don't do it all the time and the steering fluid is full. Any ideas?

[2000CAYukon]

Usually when it turns good in one direction but not the other, it is the gear box that is going bad.

//2000CAYukon

[mudrunner80]

Originally Posted by 2000CAYukon

Usually when it turns good in one direction but not the other, it is the gear box that is going bad.

//2000CAYukon

Ok, I braved the cold and checked it out further. NOT GOOD. I recently replaced the Idler arm (before I noticed the binding) It went back together pretty hard but being new and stiff I passed it off.
I lookd more closely today and noticed its actually my top part of the idler arm thats hitting my frame. I went back to Advantage Auto parts to match my old one with another one and they were different in clearance. Their OE brand as well as their heavy duty would hit my frame at mid turn. When we checked MOOGs line we found theirs listed as "problem corrected" and matched my old one almost perfectly Do the front ends vary THAT much to make it that dangerous?