Steering Box Rebuild Question
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Racer
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From: Huntsville AL
Steering Box Rebuild Question
When I rebuilt my front end last year I took my steering box off and cleaned it out and replaced the grease inside. While adjusting it on the bench I noticed to get the gears meshed correctly in the center they would be tight off center and if I meshed them correctly off center there would be some play in the middle. I take it that one of the gears has worn inside to cause this. What should I replace to fix this problem or is it better to send it off to have this done?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
YBnormal...drive a vette.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
YBnormal...drive a vette.
Pro
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From: Hamilton, ON, Canada
There's no off-center spec. The gears are tapered so the gear lash is not measured. The lash is reduced to zero at the center position by putting a preload on the pitman shaft gear using the adjusting screw on the top of the gear housing. I don't see how that can produce an erroneous adjustment. When properly adjusted, there will be more lash off center than on center.
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Originally Posted by Ybnormal
When I rebuilt my front end last year I took my steering box off and cleaned it out and replaced the grease inside. While adjusting it on the bench I noticed to get the gears meshed correctly in the center they would be tight off center and if I meshed them correctly off center there would be some play in the middle. I take it that one of the gears has worn inside to cause this.
Gary
