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Old 04-27-2008, 07:08 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu View Post
Well, I guess they can't call it stealing content if I wrote the damn thing in the first place, eh?

Okay, I copied this from an old post that I responded to some time back. Hope this helps. It worked great for me, and was a lot simpler than the other methods. Might be a cheap shortcut, but like I said, it worked so I won't complain....



Okay, if your's is the same as mine, here's whatcha do;

Very important! Grind the beveled edge off of the large socket that you are going to use. It is almost impossible to get that one loose without rounding the corners off even without the bevel on the socket.

Okay, once that is done then get that large nut broken loose. If you manage to do that then you are home free. Once it is loose, then hold it while you turn the next largest nut (mine has a series of holes drilled into it). I used a hammer and cold punch to turn it. Tighten it about 1/8 of a turn, then retighten the large nut and take it for a drive.

This will be a trial and error type of thing. If its still too loose, then tighten that inner nut (the one with the holes in it) another 1/8 turn. If you end up getting it too tight then your steering will loose its self-centering properties and will quickly wear out completely.

I got lucky the first time I tried this. Took it for a drive and there was damn near zero freeplay, but not too tight. I used to have about 2" of freeplay, which was a really exciting setup, but not too practical. Now, when driving down the road small adjustments are almost done telepathically! This changed the entire feel of my car. By far the best thing I have done to it as far as improving the driveability and fun factor...
And for those of you that have a steering unit like mine (they are not all the same) - you can remove the top of the unit to get the locknut off - it can be a pain to loosen that thing on the vehicle. Be careful to turn in the adjuster screw to push the top plate off after you loosen the 3 bolts holding the top - it is quite simple! Once off, use the appropriate vice and socket. I put some loctite on mine after I adjusted it on car.

And changing the fluid becomes quite easy as well!

Scott
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