29-05-2018, 03:45 PM
Hi John,
Keep asking questions alongside playing with the bits; it's how we all started learning.
You need to locate the problem before trying the adjustments. Disconnect one end of the drop link to totally eliminate the stub axles and steering joints. Is it completely tight (which would suggest the column is tight) or is there some slack when changing from one direction to the other - suggesting there is some internal clearance? Try lubrication if it's tight all the way and the suggestion of the control tubes could be valid but outside of my experience.
Yes: screw the column in and out, after slackening the through nip bolt, if there's end clearance at the wheel. Some boxes have a second position for the locking peg bolt.
The drop arm spindle end clearance is adjusted by shimming behind a mushroom shaped button INSIDE the steering box. You can feel its location on the bulbous left side of the box. If you're doing a full box rebuild you also have to take into account the cover gasket thickness here.
Then try either removing insitu the cover of the box or slackening the three nuts and the adjuster slightly. Knock it out of mesh by turning the steering wheel and then pulling the mesh gradually in with the adjuster nut. It's more obvious when you see it than to describe.
Dave
Keep asking questions alongside playing with the bits; it's how we all started learning.
You need to locate the problem before trying the adjustments. Disconnect one end of the drop link to totally eliminate the stub axles and steering joints. Is it completely tight (which would suggest the column is tight) or is there some slack when changing from one direction to the other - suggesting there is some internal clearance? Try lubrication if it's tight all the way and the suggestion of the control tubes could be valid but outside of my experience.
Yes: screw the column in and out, after slackening the through nip bolt, if there's end clearance at the wheel. Some boxes have a second position for the locking peg bolt.
The drop arm spindle end clearance is adjusted by shimming behind a mushroom shaped button INSIDE the steering box. You can feel its location on the bulbous left side of the box. If you're doing a full box rebuild you also have to take into account the cover gasket thickness here.
Then try either removing insitu the cover of the box or slackening the three nuts and the adjuster slightly. Knock it out of mesh by turning the steering wheel and then pulling the mesh gradually in with the adjuster nut. It's more obvious when you see it than to describe.
Dave