steering wheel free play
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steering wheel free play
There is too much free play in the steering of my 85 rx7 with 55,000 miles. I seem to recall that the steering box can be tightened by the nut on top. Any suggestions? Thanks
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RE: steering wheel free play
i usually start with pulling the steering wheel and reinstalling it. that usually takes all of the play out of my wheels. sometimes, you do need to go into some more work.
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RE: steering wheel free play
RX have rack and pinion steering don"t they? It sounds like bj is describing an old steering box... recirculating ball or worm and sectortype.
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RE: steering wheel free play
In that case, loosening the lock nut and giving the center screw to adjust the sector +/- a half a turn might just take care of the looseness. At least that"s how we always did it. But don"t go too far and over tightened it. That can be dangerous and hard on the internals too.
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