Re: Need a new steering box?

[Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

First you need a second person!  Having one person moving the wheel back and
forth, the second should look under car looking for movement.  First make
sure the pitman arm is moving back and forth and not up & down.  Next look
at the idler arm it should do the same back and forth only!  That up & down
play alone can give you a lot of slack in your steering & follow cracks in
the road.  Next check each tie rod end for play, you should have none!  Look
at each ball joint no play.
 
Now using a scissor or floorjack jack up your right front about two or three
inches off the ground lifting from the lower control arm.  Using a long
board or pipe lift up & down under the tire looking at the ball joints, on a
MoPar you will have a very small amount of play.  If you have a lot replace
the ball joints.  Next leaving it jacked up grab the front & back of the
tire and wiggle it back & forth you should have no slack.  At this point in
time you probably wont need to but if all is OK so far, do the same
procedure to the left side looking for the same symptoms.
 
If every thing is tight so far (Bet not) look at the gearbox steering
coupler for slack again you should find none.  If everything is tight but
the manual steering gearbox, it can be adjusted by loosening the locknut on
the threaded rod with a screwdriver or an alanhead slot in it.  Having
someone wiggle the wheel back & forth turn the screw clockwise till you have
very little slack.  This is a street adjustment and should be done when all
else fails.  The proper procedure entails using a torque wrench and
following the procedure outlined in the appropriate manual for your year car
  Also this is for manual steering not power.  Before you adjust the gearbox
repair the items that are loose such as bushings, tie rod ends, ball joints,
steering coupler and idlerarms. Your car is 40+ sumtin years old and a
little slack here and a little more their all adds up and shows at the wheel
and it probably is not all in the steering box!

Next question rubber or polly, rubber = soft + cushiony  polly = stiff +
responsive.  Every thing else you replace are slack reducers!  Hope this
helps & not confuses!

I just went through my front end and replaced all the bushings, tie rod ends
 idler arm, ball joints and it drives like a new car none of the parts were
bad but they were all loose & sloppy.  Worth the time and effort!

Herb
St. Louis, MO.
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
Date: 2/14/2009 9:19:37 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Need a new steering box?
 
There is a lot of play in my steering wheel, when parked the wheel can
move a few inches each way without moving the tires.  Do I need a new
steering box or just an ajustment?
 
BTW the aligment is off as well, if that makes a difference.
 
 
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