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marty in Ohio · 04-10-2019, 06:24 AM

We've rebuilt the steering gear on my 1930, two tooth, town sedan and thought the steering was a little tight. We redid the adjustments and it still seemed "not right." It appears that the steering wheel is too tight on the column. Maybe my steering wheel is worn out. Today we are going loosen the clamp at the bottom of the column and make sure that it's seated on the gearbox and try to shim the wheel a little with a rear axle shim to see if this will raise the wheel up a little. Has anyone out there run into this problem?

04-10-2019, 06:24 AM	#1
marty in Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Elyria, Ohio Posts: 757	Steering Wheel Shim ? We've rebuilt the steering gear on my 1930, two tooth, town sedan and thought the steering was a little tight. We redid the adjustments and it still seemed "not right." It appears that the steering wheel is too tight on the column. Maybe my steering wheel is worn out. Today we are going loosen the clamp at the bottom of the column and make sure that it's seated on the gearbox and try to shim the wheel a little with a rear axle shim to see if this will raise the wheel up a little. Has anyone out there run into this problem?