Posted by Haas on October 18, 2011 at 14:16:26 from (75.200.171.154):
In Reply to: super A steering box posted by merlynr on October 18, 2011 at 09:07:19:
If the steering box has play, the first thing to check is does the steering wheel shaft move back and forth when you turn the steering wheel. If it does, the bearing on the end of the steering wheel shaft is bad or not properly installed. This can cause a lot of play. To check it, take the big hex plug out of the front of the steering box remove the steering shaft support near the steering wheel. With the plug out, you can screw out the worm gear with shaft and bearing. The shaft and worm gear are all one piece. If the bearing is bad, replace it and you will get rid of a lot of play. When you put in the new bearing, make sure the castle nut on the shaft is tight and clamps the inner race securely to the shaft. Then when you install it back it the box, the plug must act to clamp the outer race in the box. I've found that sometimes, a machine washer is needed between the plug and the outer race to get the bearing tight in the box. Just make sure whatever washer you use clamps only the outer race and does not contact the bearing or the inner race. Also, the center steering arm can cause play in the steering. Often, the nut that holds the steering arm on gets loose due to wear I suppose and results in play. If you can move the center arm up and down, then you have a problem there. To effectively treat that problem, you have to remove the front axle to get to the nut to remove and check the steering arm and vertical shaft key.
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