Check the drag link for play next as the springs in it tend to break .
I found the repop springs too long & stiff to be able to re - assemble so I
asked around and got a good used original spring , cleaned & re - greased the
whole thing and VIOLA ! no more play .
Fix as many little things as you can before going into the king pin bushings as
that is a PIA job so unless they're really wobbly , do them last .
Spring end bushings , front or rear springs , when loose will have a _HUGE_
detrimental effect on steering and crack following .
-Nate
JZ wrote:
>
> One of my winter projects is fixing the loose steering on my 54 Chevy 1/2 ton
> now that I am on the road and running legal. I tightened the steering box
> screw
> and greased the front end, packing all the fittings completely. Put the front
> end up and looked for any obvious loose fitting parts. I went from about a
> 1/3
> turn play to about 1/6 play turn but still not what I call really safe. My
> next
> step seems to be rebuilding the steering box. Is it worth replacing the tie
> rod
> ends, drag link and king pins. The tie rods are original type and aren't they
> a
> bit*h to get out? Any advise from someone that's been down this road? Should
> I
> take it to have it aligned and have them tell me what wrong?
>
> James Zorn
>
> zorn...@...
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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