Steering is hard to turn left, pops, then gets easier

Drove it this morning for 20 min didn’t do it once I’m lost
Did the temperature change since the last time it occured? Metal expands and contracts and joints are stiffer when it's colder (just like with us 😖).

If you go for the Durango option, get one with as low mileage as possible, and plan on doing a rebuild (seals). The one I got started leaking a week after I installed it and I had to take it back out to do the rebuild kit.