I'm about to go over the steering to try to rid it of as much play as possible. I've replaced all the ball joints and the relay and I've overhauled the swivel hubs.
I thought I'd now check out the steering box. It's difficult to know how tight to go with the adjuster to take out any play without restricting the movement.
I have a second steering box that came with a bulkhead I bought a while ago and so I thought I'd open it up and see how it worked. Oddly, when I tighten the adjuster I get to a point where the movement nips in the middle of the steering range, but has play at the limits. This is an old steering box and I would have thought that if there was wear, it would be in the middle of the lock range - is this normal (?designed to accommodate wear in the system) or has this box been owned by someone who's spent years driving around in circles??
I thought I'd now check out the steering box. It's difficult to know how tight to go with the adjuster to take out any play without restricting the movement.
I have a second steering box that came with a bulkhead I bought a while ago and so I thought I'd open it up and see how it worked. Oddly, when I tighten the adjuster I get to a point where the movement nips in the middle of the steering range, but has play at the limits. This is an old steering box and I would have thought that if there was wear, it would be in the middle of the lock range - is this normal (?designed to accommodate wear in the system) or has this box been owned by someone who's spent years driving around in circles??