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Originally Posted by jcmoyer2004
Well I will put in my order for them today. What do I need to replace to take care of the slack I have in the steering?
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It depends on what is causing the slack.
On top of the Steering Box is a Nut and Adjustment Screw to take up the clearance in the Steering Box.
If you get the adjusment too tight you will turn the Steering Wheel one way and it will stick momentarily cause you to jerk the Wheel to the opposite side and that side will sick; you will go back and forth like that until you give it some more clearance.
If I remember correctly this is one of the Times when turning the adjustment screw counter clockwise (anticlockwise) tightens the clearance.
If the Steering Box is adjusted safely block the rear Wheels and apply the Parking Brake. Have some one start the Car in Park and have them slowly rock the steering Wheel back and forth and watch which of the linkages moves before the Wheels Start to turn.
Not as easy to do; if by yourself Jack the Car until both front Wheels are off of the Car and grab the side of the wheels and rock the wheel and watch the Steering Linkages to see what moves easily before it bottoms out.
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