Steering movement

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:44 pm

I just got all the suspension done on my 80. I have to go get a alignment in the morning at 8. Just out of curios , I have like about a inch of pLAy in my steering wheel before the tires move from side to side, maybe not a inch but 5/8 to3/4 of a inch , now I am hoping that could be normal and when they do the alignment then can adjust what ever and that would be gone,

Am I wrong or right, or is it in the steering box

Now I said every piece is new under the front suspension

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:32 pm

Probably the steering box, you can adjust it pretty easily by loosening the lock nut and slightly tightening the slotted screw. Mine was sloppy too when I got it. Do it a little at a time until most of the slop is gone. Don't over adjust it as it will cause problems at the extremities of steering. Just a little play is good at the center point of steering.

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:35 pm

RRoller123 wrote:Probably the steering box, you can adjust it pretty easily by loosening the lock nut and slightly tightening the slotted screw. Mine was sloppy too when I got it. Do it a little at a time until most of the slop is gone. Don't over adjust it as it will cause problems at the extremities of steering. Just a little play is good at the center point of steering.

ok thanks, i will wait and see after the alignment is

azruss · Post by **azruss** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:20 pm

If you have play in the steering box, it will be in the center position but will be fine once the wheel is turned.

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:13 am

azruss wrote:If you have play in the steering box, it will be in the center position but will be fine once the wheel is turned.

Good, u mean alignment as in turned

azruss · Post by **azruss** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:50 pm

no, this has nothing to do with alignment. This is play at the centerpoint in the steering box. I've had 2 boxes go bad with age and they exhibited play when the wheels were straight ahead. As soon as you started to turn either way, the play would go away and the steering was normal. Both were worn bad enough that i couldnt eliminate the play with the slack adjustment screw. One of them got so bad, it would lock up just as i was beginning to turn and required a quick jerk to complete the turning manuver.

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:19 pm

azruss wrote:no, this has nothing to do with alignment. This is play at the centerpoint in the steering box. I've had 2 boxes go bad with age and they exhibited play when the wheels were straight ahead. As soon as you started to turn either way, the play would go away and the steering was normal. Both were worn bad enough that i couldnt eliminate the play with the slack adjustment screw. One of them got so bad, it would lock up just as i was beginning to turn and required a quick jerk to complete the turning manuver.

I wil try adjust it tomorrow, alignment went great,

kmead · Post by **kmead** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:42 am

This adjustment should be done with the front wheels off the ground, this way you can feel any binding if you have tightened it too much.

Karl

fiat218 · Post by **fiat218** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:55 pm

kmead wrote:This adjustment should be done with the front wheels off the ground, this way you can feel any binding if you have tightened it too much.

Karl

Oh I already did it, seem great

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