Re: Steering Play When Steering to the Left
As was previously mentioned in post #5, the Gemmer design steering gear set ups are adjusted to minimal slack in the centered position only. A way to check it is to jack the vehicle to get the tires off the ground surface. Rotate the wheel to centered position then see that the front wheels are centered as well. This is the only position where all the slack is removed so it is important that steering wheel centered position coincides with the front wheel centered position. If it isn't then it will have slack in it when front wheels are centered.
While the car is still on stands, rotate the wheel to the left lock and then to the right lock and see how much slack the front wheels have in each position by moving them by hand. The amount of slack should be about the same in both positions. In either position, the lock will prevent the one side from turning but the opposite side will move independently. This all has to be in tune during turns since one wheel has to be able to turn more than the other in order to coordinate the turn.
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