loose steering after hydro
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loose steering after hydro
aight got the truck running finally, but now there is like a 1/3 of a turn for take up before response.
to fix this i adjust the screw on the top of the box that is directly above the pitman arm (on the opposite side of the box), correct?
I havent looked at it in monthes, but i think it has a nut around a screw that you rotate with an allen wrench right?
if im right so far, what do i do again?
ps hydro steering is h4ckz0r
to fix this i adjust the screw on the top of the box that is directly above the pitman arm (on the opposite side of the box), correct?
I havent looked at it in monthes, but i think it has a nut around a screw that you rotate with an allen wrench right?
if im right so far, what do i do again?
ps hydro steering is h4ckz0r
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Correct, you'll need to turn loose the lock nut and then tighten the screw, some have a slotted screw head and some have the allen head. Tighten 1/2 turn at a time and then test it because if you go too far it will bind. You'd probably do best to put the front axle up on jackstands while you adjust it. If you tighten it a little too much you'll feel a bind in it.
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Yeah its all peachy now... zero slack (well maybe a centimeter of play), perhaps i over-adjusted it? I can hear that the box isnt flowing anything through it until i turn it, so its not stressing. would i feel binding?
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You should be good to go. If you put it on the jackstands and cycle all the way from let to right you'd feel the bind were it too tight, even with the hydro assist.
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This doesn't quite pertain to the situation at hand, because it sounds like it was adjusted correctly, but if you DO overtighten the adjustment on the steering box, it'll shred the sector shaft and worm gear right-quick.
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Originally Posted by RawPower
Wouldnt a smaller ID hose increase responsiveness?
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