Manual Steering adjustment (front end rebuild)

[cubanmoparnut54]

Hi guys, I have noticed that my manual steering box is quite sloppy for a recent rebuild (1 year). I tried tightening the nut on top all the way down but the box still has a little bit of slack. I hear there is another way in the FSM to tighten it? Any help would be appreciated thanks.

 

[gkent]

Top nut ?? It's the SCREW you need to tighten "after" you loosen the nut - which is just a locknut. Tightening the screw "all the way" is not a proper adjustment - nor is doing it in the car. Ideally the adjustment should be done with the box in a vice and an inch-pound torque wrench on the input shaft.

 

[dadsbee]

That and the worm play is taken out by loosening the BIG nut and snugging up the large adjuster a tad with a spanner. A 4.5" angle grinder spanner works well to span two holes.

 

[cubanmoparnut54]

Top nut ?? It's the SCREW you need to tighten "after" you loosen the nut - which is just a locknut. Tightening the screw "all the way" is not a proper adjustment - nor is doing it in the car. Ideally the adjustment should be done with the box in a vice and an inch-pound torque wrench on the input shaft.

Is there any way I can adjust it without taking it out of the car?

 

[cubanmoparnut54]

That and the worm play is taken out by loosening the BIG nut and snugging up the large adjuster a tad with a spanner. A 4.5" angle grinder spanner works well to span two holes.

Thank you, do you have any pictures for refrence? Im trying to leave the steering box in the car for the mean while.

 

[dadsbee]

Thank you, do you have any pictures for refrence? Im trying to leave the steering box in the car for the mean while.

I showed how in the other steering box thread that you commented in!
Manual steering adjust

Also what Jeff Patterson showed with the spanner on the adjuster, in the car.

 

[cubanmoparnut54]

I showed how in the other steering box thread that you commented in!
Manual steering adjust

Also what Jeff Patterson showed with the spanner on the adjuster, in the car.

Thank you, Im going to check it out.