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<blockquote data-quote="Happystamps" data-source="post: 523178" data-attributes="member: 14679"><p>You're right that it's often that pin- but there are other things that can cause rough steering within the box. That pin, for instance, sits on two sets of tapered needle bearings that could be buggered. Or the bearings on the input shaft might be gone, as in my case. You just don't know until you take the box apart to look inside. And when you're renovating a steering box, you'll probably want to replace the oil seals in it as well. They're easy to get hold of, but cross that bridge when you come to it.</p><p></p><p>The thing that interests me is that you're talking here about how the whole column is too high. That won't be a problem with your steering box, unless your input shaft (worm drive) bearings have disintegrated entirely and something else is pulling the thing up, which just wouldn't happen. I suspect what you have there is an installation issue, someone's taken it apart and not put anything back together properly. Feel free to take some pictures if you want more specific advise- top of the steering box form under the bus, bottom of the steering column shroud on the floor from the inside, indicator assembly etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Happystamps, post: 523178, member: 14679"] You're right that it's often that pin- but there are other things that can cause rough steering within the box. That pin, for instance, sits on two sets of tapered needle bearings that could be buggered. Or the bearings on the input shaft might be gone, as in my case. You just don't know until you take the box apart to look inside. And when you're renovating a steering box, you'll probably want to replace the oil seals in it as well. They're easy to get hold of, but cross that bridge when you come to it. The thing that interests me is that you're talking here about how the whole column is too high. That won't be a problem with your steering box, unless your input shaft (worm drive) bearings have disintegrated entirely and something else is pulling the thing up, which just wouldn't happen. I suspect what you have there is an installation issue, someone's taken it apart and not put anything back together properly. Feel free to take some pictures if you want more specific advise- top of the steering box form under the bus, bottom of the steering column shroud on the floor from the inside, indicator assembly etc. [/QUOTE]
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