09-14-2014, 03:34 PM
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Location: FRESNO, CA
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Re: Model A Steering box adjustments
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Originally Posted by 1930 coupe
Your sector and worm gear wears more in the center straight ahead part than the side turning parts. When you adjust the play out of the worn center section, it will get tight and bind at the less worn side turning sections. The only way to fix it is install new sector and worm gears. The new reproduction gears are not perfect and most people wind up with 1/2" to 1" steering wheel play in the straight ahead section, but that is OK and not noticeable when driving.
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RIGHT ON! You need a little steering wheel slack, for your "hunting" movements, to compensate for road surface changes. Once, I adjusted Minerva to NO slack, & she'd DART like a JACKRABBIT
Bill W.
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