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Re: Steering box centering [message #367291 is a reply to message #367287] Sat, 23 October 2021 23:44 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Bill Van Vlack is currently offline  Bill Van Vlack   United States
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Yes, you will use the tie rod end adjustments to bring the wheels straight. The adjustable link makes sure that both tie rod ends move the same amount with each turn, shortening one side and lengthening the other equally. You can do that yourself if you're careful when you adjust the tie rod ends.

I found that I could unbolt and lift the coupling a little, place a wooden batten against the flat, and let the coupling slip down to hold it. Get the steering wheel aligned with its marks, count turns L&R to center it and then fix it there. If the batten doesn't line up, something in between the box and the steering wheel is clocked incorrectly. Fix that, and then turn the tie rods until the wheels point straight ahead.

All this is to make sure that when the steering wheel is pointing straight up and in the middle of its throw the box is then centered. At that point, a correctly adjusted box provides just a little resistance there and a little on both sides to help keep the coach pointed straight down the road. Then from the box to the wheels it's all up to alignment and (no) play in the rest of the downstream parts to finish the job.

Do the box centering verification before you take the steering box out so you know what you're up against once it's out. If the box is not centered you can raise the wheels and center it with a ?? size socket over the steering box splines and an extension and handle as if it were the steering wheel. Try to find the angle it was out to inform your lower steering column correction(s). With the steering wheel and box centered and fixed, the lower steering column will only connect one (the correct) way.

Bill Van Vlack '76 Royale; Guemes Island, Washington; Twin bed, full (DS) side bath, Brazilian Redwood counter and settee tops,455, 6KW generator; new owner a/o mid November 2015.

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