Re: Steering gear box removal/rebuild

Posted by Ross On 2017/3/19 15:02:30
Don't be in any hurry to replace or rebuild that box--they are quite robust and seldom have any significant wear especially as they are so lightly stressed when the car is equipped with power steering.

Go ahead and clean it out since you have the top off, and install a new seal on the cross shaft if you like: CR 12334 which is only a few bucks at NAPA. Of course you will have to pull the pitman arm to do that. Then slap the thing back together, fill it with some 90W gear oil, and adjust as per the shop manual. I'd say there is a 90% chance you can make a very nice adjustment on it--when the wheel is in the straight ahead position you should be able grab the pitman arm and feel no play.

There are other places for excess play to enter the picture on the power steering units: the control valve adjustment comes immediately to mind.

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