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joe matlack
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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject: Adjusting the steering box |
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| anyone have any pointers or experience in adjusting the steering box on a 66 bus? I seem to have some free play coming from this thing. |
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Campy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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If the play on the outer rim of the steering wheel is more than one inch, and the tie rod ends are alright, adjust the steering box:
1) Put the front of the bus on jackstands;
2) Have the steering wheel in the straight ahead position;
3) Loosen the large locknut on the backlash adjustment on the left side of the steering box;
4) Tighten the adjustment until the steering is stiff; back off the adjustment until a slight drag is felt near the mid position. Hold this setting and tighten the locknut.
This is in Clymer's VW Transporter manual.
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lucareda
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:59 am Post subject: |
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| Campy wrote: |
If the play on the outer rim of the steering wheel is more than one inch, and the tie rod ends are alright, adjust the steering box:
1) Put the front of the bus on jackstands;
2) Have the steering wheel in the straight ahead position;
3) Loosen the large locknut on the backlash adjustment on the left side of the steering box;
4) Tighten the adjustment until the steering is stiff; back off the adjustment until a slight drag is felt near the mid position. Hold this setting and tighten the locknut.
This is in Clymer's VW Transporter manual. |
This is the only procedure I can find on steering box adjustment. Can anyone confirm this is the correct procedure? |
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glideking
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BarryL 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| I would never want a "slight drag" in the mid point unless Clymer was assuming the locking nut pulled back on the adjuster just enough while taking up its threads to cause a perfect freeness. When done there should be zero drag mid-position. |
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bubba
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:36 am Post subject: |
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Check all you tie rod ends be for messing with the box.. 90% of the time it is wore out tie rod ends.. Do not by the crap Brazilian ones... spend the money on German one.
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otis_bartleh
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:40 am Post subject: |
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| bubba wrote: |
| wore out tie rod ends.. Do not by the crap Brazilian ones... spend the money on German one. |
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lucareda
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:40 am Post subject: |
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| Everything else is fine. This is the only thing left. It's a rebuilt box that I made the mistake of trying to adjust before I knew anything last year. Everything else has been replaced or is OK. |
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EverettB
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