[FC] Steering Box Adjustement: Inch or Foot Pounds

[Paul Steinberg]

inch pounds, but remember that the shaft is egg shaped and you must adjust the top screw only after taking the play out with the end nut.  Then put the "egg" on top and gently screw down the adjuster screw till it just touches the top of the "egg".  Lock it in place with the locking nut.  No torque wrench needed.  The torque wrench setting is for when the box is in the car.  If you over tighten the adjuster screw, and the "egg" is not on top, then you will crush the balls and crack the chrome plating off of them and this will render the box useless.  Paul in CT....
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Greenbrier Goon 
  To: corvanatics at corvair.org ; corvair list 
  Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:03 AM
  Subject: [FC] Steering Box Adjustement: Inch or Foot Pounds


  Hey everyone:
   
  I just rebuilt the steering box for my Greenbrier.  
   
  The service book shows some fancy tool that attaches to the steering wheel for setting the adjustement.  My steering box is out of the van so I figured I would bench adjust it using a torque wrench.
   
  Are the measurements in the book in foot pounds or inch pounds?
   
  Charles


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