Re: Front End loose

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/12/31 10:27:11

Steve gives the very best advice, go to the folks most familiar with your car's systems. And if you don't have one, get a shop manual for your vehicle.

That said, all steering gear boxes even from the very earliest of days have several provisions for adjustments depending of just where the play has developed; some by adding/subtracting shims, others by other means. I suggest you rock the steering wheel back and forth thru it's free play while the wheels are straight ahead and have a friend observes the action at the gear box. If the cross shaft moves up and down before the pitman arm begins to move, that is normally adjusted with a screw and locking device right on the top of the gear box at the end of the cross shaft. But follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully, adjust with the wheels in the straight-ahead position, and DO NOT adjust to remove ALL the free play or you risk damage to the unit.