58 Steering Box , Still Looking

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Originally Posted by JimDirt

The one thing that kit says it does NOT have is gear/s , which i am afraid mine are worn (90% positive as i have not taken it apart) , and kind of the same issue that the link to the kit 1project2many posted

I may end up having to take everything out and apart , and get a kit and TRY it , to see if its significantly better , if its not , then i am back where i started , i don't think i will be able to find out if it helps or fixes the issue till its back together and on the ground with a new column installed/hooked up , as that is the only way you can "feel" the slop is with the wheels on the ground , up in the air , the steering turns more or less normal , but when the load is on it (especially while driving on a long straight road) is when it really shows up , and since the adjuster screw will not go in any further , there is few options

Can you push down and then pull up on the steering wheel and does it have upward movement? or any downward movement. If it does you need to adjust the lower bearing. If adjusting the lower bearing cleans up most of the play steering then a standard kit will do the job. The gears seldom wear out, the worm shaft and ball bearings may wear but the sector and the ball nut teeth don't usually wear much.