<VV> excessive play in front end

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Before tightening too much and/or replacing the box ... there is a bushing 
on the end of the pitman arm that is bad will cause excessive play.  One 
symptom of this bushing being bad is that the steering "center" may change 
... that is, one day when driving in a straight line the wheel will be off 
to the left, another day off to the right.  Another symptom is a funny 
clunk when going over bumps with the wheel turned sharp (especially to the 
left).  If you over-tighten the steering box you will destroy it.  So it is 
worth the trouble to look at this bushing (readily available from vendors 
and easy to change).

At 03:39 AM 5/12/04, jryall@juno.com wrote:
>There is a plastic plug in the trunk over the steering box adjustment
>screw.  Pry out the plug.  I use a deep socket, seem to recall that it's
>1/2 inch.  Loosen the jam nut with the socket, then remove the wrench
>from the socket.  With the socket still on the jam nut to prevent
>rotation, insert a flat bladed screw driver through the socket and
>tighten the screw.  It is easier to have someone in the car turning the
>wheel reporting on 'tightness' while you do this.  Once the slack is
>removed, tighten the nut by hand while still holding the screw driver to
>prevent over tightening.  Once the nut is run down to position, remove
>the screw driver and use a wrench to complete tightening the lock nut.
>If you can't adjust the box sufficiently to remove the slack, it will
>need rebuild/replacement.
>
>John Ryall
>
>On Tue, 11 May 2004 21:16:14 -0600 "Blaine Sanders"
><blaines@infowest.com> writes:
>snip
>Is there anyway to tighten up (adjust) the steering box, or do I just
>have to
> > rebuild/replace it?
> >
> >
> > Blaine
>
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