bluefish1967
Well-Known Member
Think I know the answer, but could use some insight as to if I'm going in the right direction...
Car has always had a sharper turning radius to the right. Pulled the engine for a rebuild and decided to dive into the steering problems.
When the wheels are straight ahead, I have 1 1/4 turns to full left, and 2 turns to full right.
Since the steering box had a small leak, decided to pull it and swap it for a Firm Feel box along with a new Pitman arm. After bolting the box in place, I centered the steering wheel and checked the box to make sure it was centered. The steering wheel has 3 1/2 turns lock to lock, so I set it at 1 3/4 turns to center the steering box. But the Pitman arm is way off trying to install it to the center link when the wheels are straight.If I turn the wheels to install it, I'm back to where it started.
I think the problem lies with the tie rods, as I know that these parts are new.I'm guessing that when they were installed, they were mis-adjusted in one direction.
So to repair this, I need to spin both tie rods in the same direction to move the center link over without affecting the toe??
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Larry
Car has always had a sharper turning radius to the right. Pulled the engine for a rebuild and decided to dive into the steering problems.
When the wheels are straight ahead, I have 1 1/4 turns to full left, and 2 turns to full right.
Since the steering box had a small leak, decided to pull it and swap it for a Firm Feel box along with a new Pitman arm. After bolting the box in place, I centered the steering wheel and checked the box to make sure it was centered. The steering wheel has 3 1/2 turns lock to lock, so I set it at 1 3/4 turns to center the steering box. But the Pitman arm is way off trying to install it to the center link when the wheels are straight.If I turn the wheels to install it, I'm back to where it started.
I think the problem lies with the tie rods, as I know that these parts are new.I'm guessing that when they were installed, they were mis-adjusted in one direction.
So to repair this, I need to spin both tie rods in the same direction to move the center link over without affecting the toe??
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Larry