4 Bolt Steering Box Adjustment

[zardos]

There is a bit of slack in my 4 bolt steering box.

You turn the input shaft a bit and the output shaft does not move.

Can this slack be adjusted out and how do you do it?

Thanks

[Les Henson]

There's a nut on the top of the steering box on a threaded stud. Raise the front wheels off the ground, slacken the nut and turn the inner stud - checking the play in the steering as you go. Once the play has been taken up and the steering moves smoothly from lock to lock - tighten the locknut - making sure the stud doesn't move as you do so..

Les.

[Mo Murphy]

I've never found this to work very well TBH since by the time you've adjusted the play out, you get a tight spot elsewhere in the rotation. By the time you've backed off the tight spot on the adjuster you're back to square 1 with the play.

HTH

Mo

[zardos]

There's a nut on the top of the steering box on a threaded stud. Raise the front wheels off the ground, slacken the nut and turn the inner stud - checking the play in the steering as you go. Once the play has been taken up and the steering moves smoothly from lock to lock - tighten the locknut - making sure the stud doesn't move as you do so..

Les.

Thanks I'll give it a go.

[dantd5]

As ^^^by Les this is a close view of the nut and pin hole.

[zardos]

Adjusted up, no tight spots and no play.

Thanks

[carlosbeldia]

Does this works in my TD5?

[Les Henson]

TD5 has the same adjuster on the top.

Les.