Alex,
There is a screw on the top of the box with a locknut on it. Loosen locknut
then tighten screw down a little bit and it will take some of the slop out
of the center part of the steering. Do NOT tighten it down too much as the
center is usually worn the most and it could/will bind if you take all the
slop out. Go for test drives to tighten it more or loosen it more w/o
binding when making a turn.
BTW, Roadster had 2 boxes 1. worm and roller and 2. recirculating ball which
came in late cars. No Rack & Pinion
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Avery <aavery@rica.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 3:40 PM
Subject: Steering Q
> I know that my Z cars have rack and pinion steering, but I don't know what
> the roadster has. I can't look under my pop's roadster because it's at
his
> house at the moment, but he is whinning about the excessive steering play
> in the center. Actually, when I delivered it to his house, I too noticed
> quite a bit of steering play.
>
> So, two questions:
> 1. Does the roadster have rack-n-pinion steering, or is it a worm gear.
> 2. Can it be fixed, or do you need to replace the rack/worm?
> 3. If it needs replacing, are decent replacements available?
>
> Alex Avery
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