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Mar 13, 2009 | 08:23 PM

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Ranger76

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When I told him my steering was lose that was the first thing he checked. As far as what hes owned over the years, I couldn't possibly list all the cars and trucks he has had. But, of the top of my head: a 50 model chevy(was his first car), a 55 mercury, serveral f-100s of different years, his 4 racecars were 57 chevys, 78 courior, 66 new yorker, 72 lincoln mark 4, 70s t-bird, some kind of opel(way before my time), 91 ranger, 73 F-100 ranger, my 84 Lincoln(he gave it to me) 92 dakota, 92 eagle talon, 83 r-x7, dozens of others that he had before I was born. He was born in 1947, his dad was a mechanic and so is he, as well as I am.

Mar 13, 2009 | 08:50 PM

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Enough. I don't give a crap what your dad did, or your what your grandpa did, nor even your great-grandfather. That bears no relevance.

I have the shop manual in front of me, and it's telling me NOT to adjust it blindly. There are several more steps relating to that nut, along with a special tool. Who put the gearboxes in the trucks? Ford.

I once tried adjusting to see what it does on a dentside...now I have a scar in my head. Guess what happened.

Mar 13, 2009 | 08:57 PM

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If you adjust the box at the center of travel, use a little common sense and a shop manual, you should have no problem with locking up the steering or destroying the box. The 70's Ford's use the same basic design steering box as the GM Saginaw (and many other manufacturers) and the adjustment procedure is pretty much the same for both. It's not like Ford is unique in this. Most experienced mechanics can adjust them by feel.

The problems occur when the steering box is adjusted too tightly trying to compensate for the rest of the suspension/ steering system's excessive sloppiness. Or when the steering box is not at the center point (tightest tolerance) and then adjusted to spec. This may qualify for "those peeps" who probably didn't know what they were doing in the first place and shouldn't have been messing with ANY of the steering.

Jason

Mar 13, 2009 | 09:03 PM

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Ranger76

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ND asked me a question, so I answered him. OK, so it says that, like I said though I didn't adjust it, and it works, maybe so he got lucky. What do I know!!

Secondly, no need to cus at me, to me thats uncalled for.

Mar 13, 2009 | 09:07 PM

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Ranger76

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RCrawler, you posted just as I did, so when I hit the button, I didn't see yours until the page reloaded, but thank you, what you said backs up what my father said and did.

Mar 13, 2009 | 09:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jermafenser

Relax. You guys act like Ford is the only one that has ever built these boxes and they are full of black magic and shouldn't be touched by mere mortals (even with 40 years of professional experience).

NumberDummy asked him a question and it was answered. It's relevant because his dad's experience was questioned.
I don't have the luxury of having the factory shop manual in front of me. What special tool is it that is needed for the steering box adjustment/check?

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Originally Posted by Jermafenser

I once tried adjusting to see what it does on a dentside...now I have a scar in my head. Guess what happened.

Maybe you should have consulted a soothsayer before messing with that which you do not understand?

Jason

Mar 13, 2009 | 09:26 PM

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i was just curious to where it was,,im not goin to torque it down with an impact haha

Mar 13, 2009 | 09:33 PM

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Ranger76

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Yeah, that would be bad lol. My dad adjusted it by "feel" and he seemed to know what he was doing, but this was 2 years ago, before I came a member to FTE, and it still works.