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Have any of you guys ever adjusted your steering box? I have what feels like an inordinate amount of play in my steering wheel. I know you have to be careful not to go to far, but was curious. Also, if you have, do you really need to remove the fan shroud to get to it? Thanks in advance.
By the way, new idler arm and pitman arm, and fresh alignment.
On my F150, no. But I did on my 96 Ranger - which I am fairly certain is the same gearbox. I just went half a turn, and it was much better.
EDIT: Nope, not the same - but very similar. Same procedure though.
Last edited by white89gt; Jan 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM.
Have any of you guys ever adjusted your steering box? I have what feels like an inordinate amount of play in my steering wheel. I know you have to be careful not to go to far, but was curious. Also, if you have, do you really need to remove the fan shroud to get to it? Thanks in advance.
By the way, new idler arm and pitman arm, and fresh alignment.
I did on one of my 10th gen. The fella that showed me how has forgotten more than I'll ever learn. You can get to it without removing anything iirc. He said when you undo the jam nut to only tighten an eighth at a time to avoid overloading the pump and burning it out.
That was nerve racking.
Got the fuel tank installed and the filler neck did not line up with the hole in the 1/4 panel.
They must have dropped it during shipping and bent the filler neck.
It is soldered on the tank, so I had to be careful bending it back to where it needed to be.
But now the filler door and hinge mount will fit.
Check your steering lower shaft OhioLariat
Do go easy on the sector shaft adjustment
Like white89gt said, about a half turn is about the most you want to go on that adjustment screw
The lower intermediate shaft is your problem in most cases of excessive steering play
