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    Offline cudabob496

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    Loose Steering
    « on: July 13, 2015 - 05:45:35 PM »
    Think its been about 30 yrs since any suspenion upgrades.
    The manual steering is pretty loose.  Without rebuilding the steering
    box, which components should I replace? thanks
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    72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000


    Offline dutch

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #1 on: July 13, 2015 - 06:11:01 PM »
    after 30 yrs...?   I`d say everything between horn button and wheel hub  :2cents:
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    Offline cudabob496

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #2 on: July 13, 2015 - 07:39:00 PM »
    Quote from: dutch on July 13, 2015 - 06:11:01 PM
    after 30 yrs...?   I`d say everything between horn button and wheel hub  :2cents:

    ok, maybe 25 years, but its just a straight line street racer for the most part,
    and, everything else has pretty much been replaced.
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    72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

    Offline Bullitt-

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #3 on: July 13, 2015 - 09:17:43 PM »
    Have you given any attention to the sector shaft adjustment screw?
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    Offline cudabob496

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #4 on: July 13, 2015 - 10:11:23 PM »
    Quote from: Bullitt- on July 13, 2015 - 09:17:43 PM
    Have you given any attention to the sector shaft adjustment screw?

    don't know what that is, but will research it.  Seems the steering wheel turns more degrees to the left,
    before the tires turn, than when steering to the right.
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    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #5 on: July 13, 2015 - 10:17:24 PM »
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    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

    Offline DAYLEY/CHALLENGER

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #6 on: July 13, 2015 - 10:34:42 PM »
    Looks good from my house.   Mine needs adjusting too.  Did not realize the hard spot in center.  I don't have it, now I know I need to be close to it.  Good information.
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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #7 on: July 13, 2015 - 10:44:34 PM »
    Quote from: cudabob496 on July 13, 2015 - 10:17:24 PM
    so, does this guy have it right?

    http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mopar+sector+shaft+adjustment+screw&qpvt=mopar+sector+shaft+adjustment+screw&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=B7DA7030E7168BAB3087B7DA7030E7168BAB3087


    Gives you the idea... not necessary to take the thing apart for adjustment, just loosen the jamb nut. There's a process Ive seen posted here somewhere for a simple adjustment. 
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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #8 on: July 13, 2015 - 10:50:30 PM »
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    Offline cudabob496

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #9 on: July 14, 2015 - 12:34:56 AM »
    Quote from: Bullitt- on July 13, 2015 - 10:44:34 PM
    Gives you the idea... not necessary to take the thing apart for adjustment, just loosen the jamb nut. There's a process Ive seen posted here somewhere for a simple adjustment.

    Probably just adjust nut, so steering is most responsive (without slop), with no hangups from
    full left poistion to full right steering wheel position.

    Question is: Does front suspension have to be under load while doing the adjustment??
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    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #10 on: July 14, 2015 - 12:40:23 AM »
    Quote from: cudabob496 on July 14, 2015 - 12:34:56 AM


    Question is: Does front suspension have to be under load while doing the adjustment??

    Everything I've seen suggests disconnecting the pitman arm no load seems to be the way to go.
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    Offline cudabob496

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #11 on: July 14, 2015 - 02:16:50 AM »
    Quote from: Bullitt- on July 14, 2015 - 12:40:23 AM
    Everything I've seen suggests disconnecting the pitman arm no load seems to be the way to go.

    so, wheels on the ground??
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    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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    Re: Loose Steering
    « Reply #12 on: July 14, 2015 - 03:46:02 AM »
    my 72 service manual calls it the cross-shaft adjustment screw, and
    has about 3 paragraphs on how to adjust it.
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    72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000
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