In a rear-wheel-drive truck, if you notice the steering becomes unstable or tends to pull to one side, which mechanical element must be checked?

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When the steering system shows anomalies such as instability in a straight line, lack of precision or a clear tendency to pull toward one side of the roadway, the main cause is usually a misadjustment of the steering geometry (camber, toe-in/toe-out or caster) or unequal inflation pressures. It is therefore essential to check and correct the alignment at a specialized workshop. The gearbox and the differential are part of the transmission and their faults produce noises, vibrations or traction failures, but they do not make the steering pull to one side.

In a rear-wheel-drive truck, if you notice the steering becomes unstable or tends to pull to one side, which mechanical element must be checked?

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