<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 123, Issue 21

[Stewart MacLeod]

> Hard Steering


I recently had a similar hard steering problem with my 65 Monza with '66 quick steering box. I had just turned the adjustment screw in the box a quarter turn to take out a little slack, so I naturally thought I had tightened too much. Adjusting it back the other way had no effect on steering effort. Long story short, this turned out to be a nylon pitman arm bushing that had somehow become compressed against the pitman arm. Disconnecting the arm from the relay rod resulted in the steering box turning easily and both wheels turning easily. Replacement with a new nylon bushing, shell and bolt solved the problem.

Stew in Arkansas
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> From: Kinzelman, Andy <akinzelm at greatnortherncorp.com>
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> Guys,
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> The steering on my daily driver 65 Monza seems to have become stiffer recently.  There is no binding on the tie rod, nor are the tires underinflated.  Would low lube in the steering box cause this?  If not ? anything in particular I should look for?
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> Andy K.
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