Bendix Steering Asst. Repair
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Bendix Steering Asst. Repair
I was working on my steering asst. Cylinder and I took it apart. There was a lot of slack in the steering. When I took it apart the nut on the end of the threaded rod was all the way out. Has anybody ever adjusted a steering cylinder. It looks really simple.
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That's the control valve you're referring to, and the spool bolt and adjustment nut, which controls the centering of the spool valve inside the housing.
The adjustment nut has no set position, all it does is center the spool valve in the housing, if it's misadjusted, the power assist will tend to favor one direction over the other.
Keep in mind, this adjustment has nothing to do with the tightness or looseness of the ball stud, the play in the valve assembly, or the sensitivity of the system.
It's simply to center the spool valve, nothing more.
The adjustment nut has no set position, all it does is center the spool valve in the housing, if it's misadjusted, the power assist will tend to favor one direction over the other.
Keep in mind, this adjustment has nothing to do with the tightness or looseness of the ball stud, the play in the valve assembly, or the sensitivity of the system.
It's simply to center the spool valve, nothing more.
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I tighten the nut half way and put it back together and your wright it favors more when I turn the wheel to the right. So I guess to get it center it will be trial and measure
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Unfortunately, trial and error is the only way to get the spool valve centered again once it's been uncentered.
That's why it's well advised not to "fiddle" with the adjustment nut unless the power assist is favoring one side over the other.
That's why it's well advised not to "fiddle" with the adjustment nut unless the power assist is favoring one side over the other.
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No problem, often times the power assist gets unfairly blamed for excessive steering slop, when more often than not the problem lies elsewhere.
The steering box itself is the culprit in most cases, followed by sloppy tie-rod ends, drag links, etc., it doesn't take much slop in the linkage to add up to 4-6" of play at the wheel.
The steering box itself is the culprit in most cases, followed by sloppy tie-rod ends, drag links, etc., it doesn't take much slop in the linkage to add up to 4-6" of play at the wheel.
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