Map63Vette
Well-Known Member
So now that I've got the 5.7 humming along nicely in the car it's actually pretty pleasant to drive aside from the rather wandery steering. I've tried adjusting the preload using the sector shaft screw on the top of the box, but it's still pretty bad. I have a good quarter turn or so of the steering wheel while cruising down the road that results in pretty much no directional change for the car.
I've been thinking about rebuilding the box and have been looking through the threads here on rebuilds for some advice and tips, but I think the big question I have is what all should I be looking into replacing? Pretty sure the box is the stock 24:1 ratio, which is really fine as far as I'm concerned. It's plenty light while cruising down the road, but it's a good workout if you have to do a three point turn or in parking lots in general, so I don't necessarily care to upgrade to a faster ratio. Will a simple tear down and repack with grease help to take up the slack in the wheel or do I need to be thinking about a full rebuild with gears and everything?
I've been thinking about rebuilding the box and have been looking through the threads here on rebuilds for some advice and tips, but I think the big question I have is what all should I be looking into replacing? Pretty sure the box is the stock 24:1 ratio, which is really fine as far as I'm concerned. It's plenty light while cruising down the road, but it's a good workout if you have to do a three point turn or in parking lots in general, so I don't necessarily care to upgrade to a faster ratio. Will a simple tear down and repack with grease help to take up the slack in the wheel or do I need to be thinking about a full rebuild with gears and everything?