Check the tie rods and drag link -- likely they are worn out as
well. Makes an amazing difference to replace them.
Should have been caught by the alignment shop, though.
Peter
On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
OK the SD is all finished, I had to replace LF brake caliper as one
piston was pretty much frozen. All new suspension and steering
bits, an alignment done. Car drives well except there is still a
fair amount of slop in the steering. The u-joint on the shaft just
ahead of the box is fine, I can rotate the steering shaft right at
the box and no response from the box. It is not a lot, but maybe
2in at the top of the steering wheel, and it is really dead.
I am thinking the steering box needs to be adjusted, but with all
the scary stories about buggering the box I am reluctant to do
that. But with all the work, and it still feeling a little sloppy,
well, I would like to get rid of that slop. If the box is already
shot, then adjusting it would not do much to make it worse I
figure, unless the way it is is sorta the way it should be (I think
not).
On another subject, I put in (another) air cleaner mount, but the
air cleaner is shaking quite a bit at idle, which I figure will
break this one at some point. I have no idea if the engine damper
is working correctly or not, should I just get a new one and
replace it?
--R
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