Well, according to theory, it's suppose to take up some of the slack between the ***** that recirculate, and the piston the shaft is moving...... Does it actually work? Jury is still out on that. Just doing the output shaft (sector shaft? I think) on my 96 made a HUGE difference. My 98 got a new box shortly before I bought it, but, has other steering issues that need to be dealt with before I can tell if the box has any issues. But, it hasn't been annoying enough for me to deal with it. That, and I don't drive much, or very far, and the truck rarely sees a freeway. Though, I did just order parts to hopefully address it.... (Thanks MoparFanatic. )

 

Interesting. Thanks. I've also had good luck adjusting the screw/locknut on top of the steering gearbox to eliminate play in the output shaft when replacing the output shaft seal and getting the trucks to steer better. I think a lot of overall improvement after the adjustment has to do with the overall condition of the other front end parts and the amount of wear on the factory steering gearbox itself.

 

Anytime, glad I could help! It's an honor to serve the 2nd gen God . I never messed with the adjustments and my Advance Auto box is still tight

 

The biggest difference for my truck's steering was the addition of the steering brace. I figured it would help the steering box last longer too, since it braces the sector shaft.

 

Truck has been gone over at the garage and the play is in the top end only.