78 bronco steering
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78 bronco steering
new topic, also have rebuit the front end with poly. i mean everything, and put a 2 degree cater c bushing in it, new skyjacker hydro 7000 shocks, all 4 and new dual steering stabilizers. all joints good, good ball joints, new wheel bearings and tires, and balanced , aligned in specs. still has a a loose wandering feel going straight. like fighting is and very loose, orignal steering gear. and the worm gear wont turn t i tighten up, possibly the box and rag joint? either don't see any play but ae old. anyone experianced it? also has stand. supention with factory quad shock no lift..
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Been there, done all that, and at just over 104K miles this past December I went the next step ..... Red Head Steering in Seattle, Wa does not simply rebuild these boxes, they are said to remanufacture them .... to include maching the worm and follower and fitting larger precision fitted ***** in the raceway and machining the housing where it's factory bored to size just to hold the sector shaft and fit roller bearings and seals.
I can only say for sure that they take the play out. My '77 has been mine since 1986, it has had 78-79 style steering since 1986 a couple weeks after I got it, and while all that new linkage with better geometry improved it then at only 35K miles, it has never been a great steering truck. That changed Dec 7th last when I installed my new Red Head Steering steering box.
I got it on a group buy here at FTE, saved me $60. Once cores were done, it costs me $326 as I recall.
I can only say for sure that they take the play out. My '77 has been mine since 1986, it has had 78-79 style steering since 1986 a couple weeks after I got it, and while all that new linkage with better geometry improved it then at only 35K miles, it has never been a great steering truck. That changed Dec 7th last when I installed my new Red Head Steering steering box.
I got it on a group buy here at FTE, saved me $60. Once cores were done, it costs me $326 as I recall.
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