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Originally Posted by Dale Fairfax
If the steering shaft (the one with the wheel attached) moves up and down, its slop in the bearings. Either the bearings are worn or the races. On a Gemmer, the only way you can tighten it up is remove shims from under the top housing adapter. Sometimes you get lucky and that's all it takes. The greater problem is that you have to remove the steering gear from the car to do it. Once you do that you might as well tear it down, inspect, and rebuild as necessary. The Gemmer gears have a tendency to wear and gald their wear surfaces-the worm and the roller on the sector. Find a good reference (Ford or Mercury shop manual, Motor's Manual.) before you start.
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All respect Dale. I never mentioned the steering shaft and I have a shop manual. Thanks.