I have a 96 jimmy with 4wd. I have changed the pitman arm, idler arm, both upper and lower ball joints, shocks, all bushings, all inner and outer tie rod ends, and I still have slack in the steering. Could it be the gearbox?
too much slack in steering
- Thread starter larry61
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Molson02536
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Most likely a worn out Rag joint on your steering shaft. The other thing you can also do is readjust your gearbox to tighten it up. But you have to adjust it properly or your going to wear out your gearbox in no time at all.
http://www.chevelles.com/techref/PowerStrgGear(4).jpg
There are normally three adjustments to be made on standard steering gear. Two of these (worm shaft bearing preload and sector gear lash) are made from the outside of the gear housing, and one (sector gear/shaft end play) can only be checked with the sector gear removed from the unit. You just want to adjust your preload.
When adjusting sector gear preload/gear lash, the steering shaft preload must be measured in a portion of the center of the shaft travel; turning the adjuster screw (an Allen wrench) inward will increase the preload.
This adjustments can be made with the steering gear in the car.
Good luck and keep us posted
Molson02536
