jonahnaylor Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hi I wondered if anyone could offer any advice. I recently changed my swivel housing, top pin, railko bush, halfshaft bearing etc on the O/S and then I did the preload weight with a digital measure and shimmed it up. Nice job :) No play at all left, right or up or down. Fanstastic and I was very happy! Previously it was pitted and I had various play going on. But my problem since completing the job is my steering just seems too light and there is a lot of vagueness and play. Like you can drive and wiggle the steering wheel an inch left to right in the middle without it having an effect on and still driving straight. But that may have been there before and isn't really the main issue I noticed, which is that the steering seems to be more of a battle, like I am always drifting on or off the road and having to constantly correct things or steer one way more than the other all the time on certain bends or roads. Maybe I was just used to the very solid and stiff way it was before, but it used to seem very planted and there was no drift or constant correction. Anyway I had a brainwave. I thought "well maybe if the shim preload weight on the O/s is now correct to the manual, possibly the other side has a lot more resistance..." So my thought was should I increase the resistance on the Off side and actually remove some shims?? Or do I leave it as the green bible says - could it be coincidence or something else?? Thanks for any help :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Check the tracking... if it's been adjusted in the past with worn King pin parts it will change with new parts cheers Steve b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Yes, you need to check both sides for play / pre-load / etc. Once set up correctly, get the alignment seen to. Bon Courage ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjeremy Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Jerky stiff steering - have a good look at the relay - and make sure its got oil in it. If there isn't any sign underneath its a sure sign it leaked out years ago. Also check the aroms are tight - and that the bottom of the relay is tight in the chassis. Tracking also makes a surprising difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearofweapons Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Ditto for the relay. I replaced bushes and steering box and arms on a SIII. Got tracking done - steering was scary. The relay had seized - once replaced all was much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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