proper steering box adjustment procedure.

[Gonzowerke]

Anyone know it? I messed with mine(no comments please :oops: ) and need to set it right.




Thanks!

P.s. 2000 Wrangler Sport.

[H2_RECOVERY]

Explain to me what you did and i can help out.

[Gonzowerke]

I tightened it to cure a looseness that turned out to be a steering stabilizer.
So I loosened it up until the wheel turned easy again. I still have play in the wheel that is not coming from the linkage.

[H2_RECOVERY]

Are you telling me you loosened the nut and turned in the allen bolt on the box? If so how many turns in did you go and then how many out?

[Gonzowerke]

Ohhh.............about 3/4 in, and all the way out until it stopped. It seemed like after I backed it off a little, the wheel was still stiff to turn, so I backed it off more and it ended up hitting the end of it's travel.

[H2_RECOVERY]

If you have power steering you turn the bolt in 1/4 of a turn and stop and lock the nut down. If you go further and the box binds on turns you back it off a tiny bit until it does not bind anymore. If you tighten it to far it will bind and break the spool that is for the power assist in the steering box and the power steering will always feel tight. It is very crittical you do not over tighten the bolt on the box. What you need to do is raise both fron tires off the ground and with the jeep of have someone rotate the steering wheel back and fourth in short strokes and fel the play in the inpt shaft of the box to the pit arm. You willhave to back off the bolt until you get about an 1/8-3/16 inch of play. Lock the nut down and lower the vehicle and see how the steering feels. You may have to repaet the steps again to achieve the proper adjustment if you cannot get it you may have damage the box.

[Gonzowerke]

about an 1/8-3/16 inch of play.


By this you mean range of motion for the input shaft?

[H2_RECOVERY]

Range of motion in the imput shaft, without the motion of the output shaft of the box.