<VV> <vv> steering box centering when adjusting

[Jay Maechtlen]

No such luck. The box was just worn so much that the middle was low 
instead of high. It had 'high' spots on each side of center, 1/2 - 3/4 
turn away from center. I think that was my '56 Stude. I'm not sure, I 
think my 57 Ranchero suffered from the same problem.

In fact, the Toy also has 'high' spots well away from the center of 
travel. I took it up Azusa Canyon last night, and noticed that at 1/2 - 
1 turn from center, there's kind of a stiff feeling in the steering. Not 
terrible, but noticeable.

With the full moon out, that was a pretty drive.

cheers
Jay


On 8/11/2014 1:44 PM, hallgrenn wrote:
> Sounds like the box wasn't at center when the steering wheel was.  I 
> took a car into the dealer once to have the wheel centered.  Instead 
> of adjusting the tie rods to center the wheel they popped the steering 
> wheel off and re installed it "centered."  I had to get the shop boss 
> involved to get things straightened out--the shop boss was as 
> embarrassed by his staff as I was frustrated by them
> Bob
>
>
> Sent on the new Sprint Network from my Samsung Galaxy S®4.
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jay Maechtlen via VirtualVairs
> Date:08/11/2014 4:20 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: steering box centering when adjusting
>
> One thing, when working on crusty old steering boxes - once you take the
> load off the steering box (imo, just getting the wheels off the ground
> does most of the job) you can turn the wheel from lock to lock, and just
> feel for tightness.
> Put it in the middle, adjust the screw on top of the box, and run it
> lock-to lock again. See if it feels funny, or if it is tighter somewhere
> other than in the middle. You can get a feel for what shape it's in.
> Of course, how far the adjusting screw goes in tells you a lot too.
> I've had steering boxes (non-Corvair) that would get tight away from
> center, but had slop at center.
> Obviously, they were in really poor condition.
> (but everything about that car was in poor condition...)
>
> cheers
> Jay

-- 
Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin, transverse 3.8 
Buick V6 TH440T4 trans


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