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Offline money pit

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Steering box adjustment
« on: August 18, 2016 - 05:57:49 AM »
I have a 73 challenger with power steering. All the suspension parts have been replace. There is still a lot of play in the steering wheel. Can the steering box be adjusted or do I need to replace the box. Thanks




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Re: Steering box adjustment
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2016 - 07:05:26 AM »
Give this a try... from the '73 service manual ...PDF download available http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=109

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Re: Steering box adjustment
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2016 - 07:50:34 PM »
Give this a try... from the '73 service manual ...PDF download available http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=109

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 :iagree: I did this same adjustment to my 73 (it had a rebuilt steering box, out of adjustment out-of-the-box) fixed the problem. Check your steering coupler too.
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Re: Steering box adjustment
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2016 - 02:50:01 AM »
Thanks for the great info and diagrams. I'll let you know how it comes out.o

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Re: Steering box adjustment
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2016 - 08:09:46 AM »
OH and go slow...you can take that adjustment to far and it makes the steering worse.

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Re: Steering box adjustment
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2016 - 09:36:30 PM »
Adjust with the wheels centered , this is the tight part of the gear mesh

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