Posted by TheDurk on December 05, 2014 at 14:49:40 from (174.44.3.158):
In Reply to: Steering - Freeplay posted by equeen on December 03, 2014 at 08:21:08:
Don't neglect points outside the box on this. ("Think outside the box" really applies here.) I eliminated a LOT of freeplay on my 1966 140 by just going from steering wheel hub to front wheel hub and tightening everything I could get a wrench on. Things can look and feel tight but they really aren't. The steering wheel, one pitman arm, and one front wheel all needed tightening.
I had been about to service the steering gear and realized I didn't need to. It went from over 1/4 turn to less than 1/8th.
This post was edited by TheDurk at 14:54:16 12/05/14 2 times.
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