2009 Ranger 700 XP steering column

[BIGDAVE70]

The steering column on my Ranger will not stay stationary. The entire column moves up and down as it is being driven. It has a strut attached to the column for adjusting the steering wheel position and moves also. Any ideas on what is wrong and how to fix it

[Mech]

I'm not familiar with that but it's pretty common for the steering column to go through a couple of half round clamps that hold it to the frame and that it turns in. Then down the bottom of the shaft there's often a plate of some sort held on with a nut. I'd check the two half round clamps are tight and have their rubber bushes in them, and that the plate at the bottom's still done up tight. You might have to pull the bodywork off to get a good look at the upper clamp, but the bottom ones are normally pretty easy to see. 

 

Get a manual and have a look, or look at the parts online.

[Bill9068]

I had a 2009 700. Isn’t there a plastic bushing in the column? Is it power steering?