2009年5月7日 · Check your Ford shop manual. It gives the OFFICIAL proceedure for adjusting the steering box. The links referred to pretty much follow the Ford proceedure.

2002年3月15日 · Here's the home-made, el cheapo way of doing it. Back off the lock nut on the adjuster screw. Tighten down the adjuster screw until snug (don't force it). Then back off about 1/2 turn. If the wheel feels hard to turn, back off a little more.

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2018年7月7日 · Turn the wheel back to "center" with exactly half the number of turns. *If the steering wheel isn't upright and centered, get this corrected before going on to Step-2. The easiest solution here might be simply remove the steering wheel and centering it inside the car. Double check your results before going to Step-2.

2013年3月17日 · Adjustment of the gear box should be done in small increments by backing off the nut until the threaded stud can be screwed clockwise, about 1/4 turn. Check for steering play and continue the adjustment until the play is minimal (about …

2002年3月18日 · Adjusting the box is NOT a cure for a completely worn out unit, but IS highly recommended for any vehicle with this type of steering. Over the years, these old steering boxes naturally loosen up, and adjusting is an easy way to take the 'slop' out of it.

This section deals with the Saginaw-design Ford Non-Integral Steering Box. This style box was used from the late 1950's on up to their replacement by rack-and-pinion systems. The non-integral refers to the box having no internal power assist and having no hydraulic lines connected to it.

2003年7月16日 · Loosen the retaining nut located on top of the box. 2. Screw in the ajustment screw until it stops. 3. Back it out 1/4 turn. 4. Torque/lock the retaining nut back down. and that is the readers digest version. of course you could follow every spec and use the special tools/gauges listed in the FORD MANUAL... Sounds easy enough.

2019年5月13日 · Just like a differential where too much pre-load can destroy the bearings the same is true for the steering gear box. Too much gear mesh can also break the steering gears. Differential gears are adjusted with a slight positive backlash; steering gears are adjusted with a slight negative backlash on center; i.e. negative nip in Brit terms.

2014年9月24日 · The adjustment screw on the top of the gear box moves the internal gears closer together when turned to the right. The problem is the wear pattern on the gears. Most of it is near the centered position going to almost none at the stops.