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Nov 6, 2013 | 08:00 AM

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Monster-4

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Yea, this guy;

Looks like the same guy behind the keyboard that posted this.

Nov 6, 2013 | 08:03 AM

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Update Harvey got back to me said that bolt must have come loose. Sure enough went under the truck and tightened that puppy up looks like it might have fixed it . Going on a 500 mile round trip tomorrow and will see if she is all fixed up will let ya know. Ty all

I haven't had any issues with mine so glad it was something simple. Heard some rumblings that there may be some issues with quality so I'm glad it seems to have worked out for you.

Nov 6, 2013 | 08:21 AM

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Bigpipes 35

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Looks like the same guy behind the keyboard that posted this.

Ha , we finaly get to see a close up of Brent..

Nov 6, 2013 | 11:33 AM

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Ha , we finaly get to see a close up of Brent..

You can learn a lot from a dummy.

Nov 6, 2013 | 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by texas5.0

Ok well that wouldn't make me feel very good honestly. That screw also sets the tightness of the box. So by tightening it to stop a leak you are also adjusting it and if it wasn't sloppy just leaking then you may be too tight now. Just not sure tightening that screw (since it's an adjusting screw) is a reasonable solution.

Were you also having some slop in the box along with the leak?

Nov 6, 2013 | 04:12 PM

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Monster-4

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EDIT: Never mind. Will have to wait for texas5.0 to respond.

Nov 6, 2013 | 04:29 PM

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Bigpipes 35

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Christina if he holds the allen head bolt while he tightens the other nut he should be ok on the preload, If he doesn't like you said it could be a problem..

Nov 6, 2013 | 06:27 PM

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But possibly the nut and rod turned originally when loosening up. So just turning the nut and rod while tightening it back up might put it back to its original spot or close to it.

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Nov 6, 2013 | 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowseeker

But possibly the nut and rod turned originally when loosening up. So just turning the nut and rod while tightening it back up might put it back to its original spot or close to it.

That makes sense, if the nut loosened the rod probably loosened with it.

Nov 6, 2013 | 10:43 PM

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Yea the leak did stop so good for that When I tightened it back up I was worried it would turn that adjusting rod but luckily it did not turn. The steering did not feel like it changed before or after the leak . It just took around 1 full turn for the leak to stop.

Nov 7, 2013 | 07:24 AM

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Snowseeker

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Thats interesting. The stud actually should turn by just turning the nut because the nut should have a poly lock in it.

Nov 7, 2013 | 11:27 AM

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Thats interesting. The stud actually should turn by just turning the nut because the nut should have a poly lock in it.

Maybe it did turn but he didn't see it and it wasn't enough to affect the steering.

I think we should have a panel discussion on it.

Nov 7, 2013 | 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowseeker

But possibly the nut and rod turned originally when loosening up. So just turning the nut and rod while tightening it back up might put it back to its original spot or close to it.

Yeah, I'd go with that, an quit worrying about it it's just a STEERING CONTROL BOX!