Steering Box
Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007 at 22:33
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Roughneck
Hi all I have an old 80 series 92 mod ,had it for a couple of years
it likes to make its own way down the road , the steering wheel has about an inch to an inch and a half of free play in it I suspect that this is to much and may need work .Can you put a kit through it and how hard is it to put it in . I do most jobs on the old girl and would like your advice on whether it is worth doing or better of leaving it to the experts .I enquired about a second hand one but couldn't work out how to
check whether it was any good or not . Any help would be very appreciated.Cheers Roughneck.
Reply By: traveller2 - Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007 at 08:21
Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007 at 08:21
The steering boxes do wear but most can be adjusted to remove most of the slack.
Jack the front up and use stands to support the vehicle so that both front wheels are off the ground.
On the top/side of the box is a nut with a grub screw in the centre, probably around 14mm from memory, some have an allen head.
The nut is a locknut.
Before loosening
the nut mark the steering box case,
the nut and the screw so that you know where they were before you start fiddling.
Carefully loosen the lock nut, then slowly wind the grub screw in checking the steering every so often to see if it is binding. As soon as the steering wheel starts to bind back it off a whisker and tighten the locknut.
Keep note of how many turns you wound the screw in so that you know how much you have adjusted it.
Take it for a drive, make sure the steering doesn't bind and self centres as it did originally before adjustment.
If the box is badly worn you may have to adjust it a second time to get the slop out.
If you can't adjust the slop out then a rebuild will be required.
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Follow Up By: Roughneck - Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007 at 09:51
Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007 at 09:51
Thanks Traveller2 That was the first thing we looked at , there does not look to be any more adjustment left ,we could not turn the screw any more and that is why we were looking at the box, I have an old neighbour that studied wheel aligning he is good with his advice but has never built the box. Thanks for the help cheers Roughneck
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