I've tried taking the 3/4" or so of slack out of my BJ8's steering with the peg
adjustment. If I tighten to where there's little or no slop, the steering is
'highcentered' (for lack of a better term); i.e. the steering is so tight there
is resistance to the wheels self-centering. I think any further adjustment has
to be done with shims and, right now, it's not worth the trouble.
I actually think a little bit of slack in the steering--as little as possible,
of course--helps keep the car from being too twitchy during straight-line
cruising (I think the manual suggests up to an inch of side-to-side play in the
steering wheel is acceptable).
IIRC, I used a deep socket to loosen the lock nut.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>
To: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Cc: "Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:38:11 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering box shims and adjustment
I am going to give that adjuster a turn. I am having a heck of a time
getting any tool on the stop nut to loosen it.
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