Power Steering gear /box
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From: by the Great Granite Rock
Originally Posted by northerndave
you're probably ok iridium,
forgive me for asking but, does your steering shaft have a rag joint & if so have you checked that?
(belted rubber joint)
thick black rubber sandwiched in plates/studs/bolts, little smaller around that a beer coaster?
forgive me for asking but, does your steering shaft have a rag joint & if so have you checked that?
(belted rubber joint)
thick black rubber sandwiched in plates/studs/bolts, little smaller around that a beer coaster?
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From: Up Nort Minnesota
no, you'd know if it was bad by inspecting it as you stated you did.
It was just a thought.
if you were spinning the inlet shaft as much as you said with no movement of the pitman arm I'm sure you are probably right by tightening up the meshload screw/stud.
But I'm no expert on it, luckily there are experts here on the whole steering box topic.
funny Dennis hasn't chimed in yet.
It was just a thought.
if you were spinning the inlet shaft as much as you said with no movement of the pitman arm I'm sure you are probably right by tightening up the meshload screw/stud.
But I'm no expert on it, luckily there are experts here on the whole steering box topic.
funny Dennis hasn't chimed in yet.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Originally Posted by northerndave
you're probably ok iridium,
forgive me for asking but, does your steering shaft have a rag joint & if so have you checked that?
(belted rubber joint)
thick black rubber sandwiched in plates/studs/bolts, little smaller around that a beer coaster?
forgive me for asking but, does your steering shaft have a rag joint & if so have you checked that?
(belted rubber joint)
thick black rubber sandwiched in plates/studs/bolts, little smaller around that a beer coaster?
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