Anti NASCAR: right turns only

[AriK]

Considering you've turned this into a guessing game then nobody can flame me for giving wrong or impossible answers. So here's another go:
If you re-installed the idler's arm upside down and it's not a symmetrical piece perhaps it's bottoming out on something such as a mounting bolt. Add this to the fact that the idler is not at TDC, the result is partial rotation on the steering.
Remember, all for fun.

[zachmac]

If your steering box turned all the way to the stops on the bench then it should do the same in the car with the pitman arm disconnected on the car, correct?? I would disconnect the pitman arm from the left front spindle and see you you have full steering wheel travel. The pitman are stops function by hitting the heads of the steering box mounting bolts. Any chance you added washers under their heads or used bolts that have deeper heads that limit the travel??

Well you are close enough that I'll reveal how stupid I am: I put the mounting bolts in backwards. The heads are on the outside (in the fender well) and the threaded bolts & nuts are on the steering box side. The added length of course causes the tabs on the pitman arm to stop much sooner.

[AriK]

Thanks for the write-up. It will prevent the next guy from doing the same thing. Now we know

[v6spider]

Glad you figured it out! We all make mistakes figuring out where you went wrong is the key..

Cheers!
Rob