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art ebeling · 09-22-2022, 05:51 AM

A friend asked me to check the steering components on his 47 pickup because the said it "wanders" and he thinks the steering box needs rebuilt. The tie rod ends ends and drag link seem tight and the steering gear box seems ok to me, maybe a little loose. I checked the toe-in and it is 1/8 positive. We could not loosen the tie rod to adjust it to 1/16-1/8 negative and ran out of time yesterday so we will put it on a lift and try again today. Would that incorrect toe-in cause the wandering? How can I tell if the steering box needs rebuilt and how is it removed to rebuild? Does the entire column have to be removed from the vehicle? Art

09-22-2022, 05:51 AM	#1
art ebeling Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Hillsboro IL Posts: 547	1947 front wander A friend asked me to check the steering components on his 47 pickup because the said it "wanders" and he thinks the steering box needs rebuilt. The tie rod ends ends and drag link seem tight and the steering gear box seems ok to me, maybe a little loose. I checked the toe-in and it is 1/8 positive. We could not loosen the tie rod to adjust it to 1/16-1/8 negative and ran out of time yesterday so we will put it on a lift and try again today. Would that incorrect toe-in cause the wandering? How can I tell if the steering box needs rebuilt and how is it removed to rebuild? Does the entire column have to be removed from the vehicle? Art