Steering gear box
Lead Driver
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Look in your manual for how to adjust it.
This is for the pre loading the bearing play.
This screw can be adjusted to take out a small amount of play in the steering shaft.
But if done wrong it can cause the vehicle to have hard steering and the wheel not returning to center after making a turn. So be careful when messing with this adjustment screw.
Orich
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Over tighten it, the box could lock up. When this occurs, backing the nut off may not solve the problem.
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Thank you ND. Like I have learned, better to ask questions and research the topic.
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Simple enough.
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