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Author: | Dart270 [ Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:59 am ] |
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That does not look (much?) out of spec to me, and likely came from the factory that way. There is quite a bit of angularity allowed by the pot joint, more than what you have. IIRC, at least one of my cars has that much misalignment. You could align better with washers/shims, I'm sure. IIRC, there is a FSM procedure for how to bolt in a steering box involving turning the st wheel back and forth with car wheels up in the air and with box bolts loose, then tightening bolts after re-centering st wheel. This is supposed to minimize stresses, I believe. Can't say I have bothered to do it every time I've swapped a box, though... Lou |
Author: | Old6rodder [ Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:23 pm ] |
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OK, thanks. Yes, it's well within it's range of motion limits, and I've been using it this way since I got it (including rebuilding the socket joint, and slightly lowering the steering wheel). I was wondering if it represented anything I should check into eventually. |
Author: | Old6rodder [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:32 am ] |
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After looking over other postings with pictures from this angle, it appears that this slight misalignment may be "traditional" (:lol:), and doesn't indicate any cross-frame distortion. |
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