Overhauled steering gear is Binding Help.....

[henryford30]

Hello to the specialists
I have now completed my repair of the steering gear. Apparently I had 2 faults with my steering gear. The old plain bearing of the output shaft was very rough, apparently the plain bearing had been machined with a hand reamer before, and was also worn down too far.
The second fault came from myself, apparently the tires were losing air, because I only had 17 PSI tire pressure.
I installed a new sector housing with needle roller bearings and filled in the correct oil.
What can I say, now I have no problems steering when stationary, no more binding or metallic noises. The steering is much easier.
I'm already looking forward to the first ride in spring, but first the snow has to melt away.
Many thanks to all of you for your tips, it has helped me a lot !!!

Best regards

Joe

[Two-Gun Bob]

Joe,

Thanks for the update— I was wondering what you had found out and lots of times people forget to share a follow-up to let us know how something works out.