Your ball joints may be toast. An easy way to check is to jack the front end and disconnect the draglink and steering arm. Move the wheel around, turning it from lock to lock and up and down. If it binds or is extremely loose, they need to be replaced. If it moves smoothly and doesn't have any up and down play, then your steering box may be broken. That box may be broken regardless, but bad ball joints may have caused a premature failure.herc61 said:
Does your steering box have a warranty, or was it a junkyard find?