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I had my tie rods replaced and the steering improved a lot. Check them for
wear or slop
Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as my phone cannot understand
my misspellings
On Jun 20, 2016 8:57 AM, "Stephen Hutchings" <s.hutchings@rogers.com> wrote:
> I wonder if someone can point me to a good description of adjusting the
> end play or "end float" in the steering box.
> I don't find the manual's - "add or subtract shims as necessary to obtain
> the correct adjustment" very helpful.
> I had thought I had pretty minimal end play when I had the box on the
> bench (a few years back now), but on the road I find I need to take some of
> the play out.
> So- do more shims ad or decrease the end play? It's not immediately
> obvious to me. Also, I wonder if it's better to keep the arm attached while
> doing this to actually see if there is play under load.
>
> I'm sorry if this seems like a dumb question - I had no trouble getting
> the shims right on the wheel bearings, but this one's got me a bit confused.
> Thanks,
> Stephen, BJ8
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">I had my tie rods replaced and the steering improved a lot. =
Check them for wear or slop </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as=C2=A0=C2=A0 my phone cannot u=
nderstand my misspellings </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 20, 2016 8:57 AM, "Stephen Hutchings=
" <<a href=3D"mailto:s.hutchings@rogers.com";>s.hutchings@rogers.com=
</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div=
><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,H=
elvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div=
>I wonder if someone can point me to a good description of adjusting the en=
d play or "end float" in the steering box.</div><div>I don't =
find the manual's - "add or subtract shims as necessary to obtain =
the correct adjustment" very helpful.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">I had thou=
ght I had pretty minimal end play when I had the box on the bench (a few ye=
ars back now), but on the road I find I need to take some of the play out.<=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">So- do more shims ad or decrease the end play? It'=
;s not immediately obvious to me. Also, I wonder if it's better to keep=
the arm attached while doing this to actually see if there is play under l=
oad.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm sorry if this=
seems like a dumb question - I had no trouble getting the shims right on t=
he wheel bearings, but this one's got me a bit confused.</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Thanks,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Stephen, BJ8<br></div></div></div><b=
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