DIY Stering Box Adjustmant
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DIY Stering Box Adjustmant
How to adjust your steering box.
(This can be credited to dhvaughan.)
Spray the top of the steering box with a little brake cleaner to clean the dirt off.
Work on the truck from underneath. Key turned on one notch to unlock the steering wheel, but truck not running, wheels on ground.
Use a 16 mm wrench and a 4.5 mm hex wrench (I think, if not 4.5, then 5.0).
Insert the hex wrench into the center of the adjusting screw and point it towards the front of the truck.
Hold the hex wrench and loosen the lock nut.
Have wife, g/f wiggle steering wheel, or else get up and down a lot.
Tighten hex wrench about 1/4 turn at a time to take up the play. I turned mine about 3/4 turn to take up 2 inches of play in the wheel.
Hold hex wrench and tighten lock nut.
You're done, take it for a test drive.
If you go too tight you will feel it "binding" when you turn. If its too tight it will cause premature wear on the steering box.
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(This can be credited to dhvaughan.)
Spray the top of the steering box with a little brake cleaner to clean the dirt off.
Work on the truck from underneath. Key turned on one notch to unlock the steering wheel, but truck not running, wheels on ground.
Use a 16 mm wrench and a 4.5 mm hex wrench (I think, if not 4.5, then 5.0).
Insert the hex wrench into the center of the adjusting screw and point it towards the front of the truck.
Hold the hex wrench and loosen the lock nut.
Have wife, g/f wiggle steering wheel, or else get up and down a lot.
Tighten hex wrench about 1/4 turn at a time to take up the play. I turned mine about 3/4 turn to take up 2 inches of play in the wheel.
Hold hex wrench and tighten lock nut.
You're done, take it for a test drive.
If you go too tight you will feel it "binding" when you turn. If its too tight it will cause premature wear on the steering box.
DodgeForum.com and myself will not be held accountable for any problems resulting in doing a modification you found on our site. This includes, but is not limited to; faulty outcomes, legal issues, broken parts, undesired outcomes, injuries and so forth.
Last edited by jasonw; Mar 14, 2010 at 04:11 PM. Reason: Spelling in just a few places, since it is going to be an official DIY.
