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BRENT in 10-uh-C · 09-16-2018, 06:22 PM

IMO, there is too many possibilities at this point where anything mentioned is going to be a guess.

My suggestion is to remove and disassemble. I would start by looking at the sector and those needle bearings. More often than not, the sector housing is improperly machined which can cause issues like you are having. The next question is did you fit the sector teeth to the worm gear, and is it adjusted correctly? Is the upper bearing preloaded correctly, and have you checked the steering shaft with the new worm gear installed for any runout?

09-16-2018, 06:22 PM	#5
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,529	Re: Hard Steering rebuilt steering box 2 tooth IMO, there is too many possibilities at this point where anything mentioned is going to be a guess. My suggestion is to remove and disassemble. I would start by looking at the sector and those needle bearings. More often than not, the sector housing is improperly machined which can cause issues like you are having. The next question is did you fit the sector teeth to the worm gear, and is it adjusted correctly? Is the upper bearing preloaded correctly, and have you checked the steering shaft with the new worm gear installed for any runout? __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .