<VV> steering box slop

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

Oh that's a relief.  Taking the pitman arm off the cross shaft will be no
problem, I just replaced that bushing with a new nylon one two days ago.

Ray


On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 9:27 PM, <Sethracer at aol.com> wrote:

>  In a message dated 8/10/2014 6:04:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:
>
> 1) Disconnect the pitman arm from the steering box. This removes all the
> other resistance from the measurements due to linkage friction, ball joints
> etc.
>
>
> Doug meant to say "disconnect the pitman arm from the cross shaft"! Leave
> it installed on the steering box, just pop out the bushing at the tip. That
> is the bushing that is often worn out, often replaced by Nylon, etc. Do not
> remove the Pitman arm - Not only is it close to impossible to do under the
> car, it is not needed to do what Doug suggests, which is isolating the
> steering gear from all the load of the suspension. Remember to have the
> wheels and the steering gear close to center when re-attaching the bushing
> to the tip of the pitman arm. If it is not centered, the rubber will be
> pre-loaded when you tighten it down and center the wheel. This drastically
> reduces the life of a stock-type rubber bushing. - Seth
>