so have an old ford F350 super 4x4, its just old enough to drink and has a heap of miles. its my daily service truck, I service foresty equip. it has newer ball joints and is not loose in any other way but the box, the nut and slited bold on top are turned in what way to take the slack out of my old girl???? thanks a bunch

 

You mean the steering gear box? What year and I can probably look up the procedure for you.

 

1988 f 350 4x4 super vac brakes.

 

Does this mean SLOTTED BOLT?

Because how it reads, phonetically-speaking, is "slIghted bolD".

Confused....

Big Six

 

SLOTTED BOLT, yes! it was late and the lap top is missing some keys...... any who, is it turned in or out? in I guess?? but is there some specs???

 

There is a factory proceedure but when I did mine I just turned the screw clockwise a little at a time to get the most of the play out. Make sure you do not screw it too much and end uo with a "tight" spot in the steering.

 

Yeah, turn it clockwise or "in". I believe you should only do a 1/4 turn at a time then check it before turning it any further.

 

thanks that helped a lot, but after 4 turns it may just be time for a new box...................

 

Sorry grohorganic- got a little sidetracked and forgot to look up the procedure for you.

I'm a little confused tho- is it a "1988 f 350 4x4 super vac brakes." or "1988 f 350 4x4 super vac brakes."

It makes a difference whether or not it's a super duty. I'm sure super duty is what you meant, I just need clarification.

 

its a super duty.......

 

Do the badges on the fenders say F-350 or F-SuperDuty? Ford did not call any F-350s Super Duty until '99. Before '99 Super Duty refered to the F-SuperDuty trucks, which were F-450s. They were medium duty trucks and were only sold in the cab and chasis configuration.

 

well its an old county fire truck, foresry, badges say f 350 super duty custom

as far as motor and int. its a 350, after that it is mostly f series parts, 7.3 with a factory turbo, automatic with a PTO ( 3 speed ) and it has 4x4 with a 3 range transfer case. it came as a cab only and has a jonh stamm bed with tool boxes and some other goods. most of the time we call it a 350 for parts, but the shocks we just did neded a VIN to get the correct ones. the stearing gear box is the same as a 350, but the steering has a stabilizer, on the drop link[?]. 4x4 front axle is NOT the standard ford light duty and the rear is a dana(big monster, of unk type) the original VIN plate on the door is missing and we only have the dash vin to go by.

how do i post a pic??????