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11-06-2005, 08:02 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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About Greasing That Steering Box
HI GUYS ITS ME AGAIN
MY STEERIN' IS VERY LOOSE. I MEAND I REALLY CAN'T FEEL THE ROAD UNDER ME SOMETIMES. ONE OF THE GUYS TOLD ME FIRST TO GEAR-UP THE STEERING BOX. THE PROBLE IS I TRIED TO UN-SCREW THE THE BOLT. FIRST THE LOCKING NUT THAT HOLDS THE SCREW TYPE BOLT IN PLACE. I WAS DOING WELL UN LOOSING IT BUT IT JUST JAMMED ON ME. MEANING I COULDN'T UN-SCREW IT. I WAS TOLE THAT FIRST UN-SCREW THAT BOLT AND THAN RIGHT UNDER IT IS ANOTHER BOLT. UN-SCREW THAT ONE TOO. NOW PLACE ME GREASE GUN ON THE BOTTOM BOLT HOLE AND FILL IT WITH COMMON GREASE TILL IT COMES OUT THE FIRST HOLE. AM I MAKING ANY SENSE I DO HOPE I'M GETTING MY POINT ACROSS. O.K. GUYS I'M IN YOUR HANDS. WHAT AM I'M DOING WRONG I FIRS CHECK THAT SCEW-TYPE BOLT TO SEE IF ITS WAS LOOSE WEEK BEFORE I WAS TOLE TO GREASE IT. AND ITS WAS LOOSE AND HELL. I TIGHTENED IT. BUT FOUND NO DIFFENCE IN THE STEERING. I GIVE-UP. I BELIEVE AND KNOW THIS STEERING THING IS 'DANGEROUS' AND ONLY WITH YOUR HELP I CAN CORRECT IT I PRAY. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. GOD BLESS YOU. SCHOONER |
11-07-2005, 01:41 PM | #2 |
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Location: South Central PA
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Re: About Greasing That Steering Box
Uh oh.
There is what I guess you would call a tension screw on top of the steering box... To tighten up play, you loosen the jam nut... and turn that screw inward by NO MORE than 1/8th of a turn at a time. That should take out the play.... However, if you overtighten it, you will destroy the box. Sorry to give you that news... |
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