My best guess is that the "sector shaft" need to have it's end play
(vertical) reduced. A few early cars had shims between the top cover &
the steering box. shims could be removed to reduce lost motion. on the
later cars, & likely yours, there is an adjustment screw which can be
tightened to reduce end play. If you can see the shaft rising, there
must be quite a bit of freeplay in the steering. Correct adjustment
would be to remove as much play as possible without causing any bind or
stiffness in the steering.
You didn't ask, but if after adjusting the "sector end play, there is
still free play in the steering, shims can be removed from the steering
box end cap to reduce worm horizontal movement in the housing.
Dave Russell
BN2
Jonathan and Carole Quandt wrote:
> What causes a steering scepter shaft to rise when the steering wheel is
> turned ?
> Is the worm gear shot ?
> Jonathan Quandt
> 56 BN2
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