Re: [ihc] Weekend Chores?

[Jerry Whitteridge <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I missed this in the earlier note -- Popping nosies and steering wander
-- Check your steering box bolts holding the box to the frame. My SSII
breaks these bolts on a regular basis.

On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 10:03, Seay Maj Matthew R wrote:
> Pete,
> 
> 	#2) Just-A-Swayin':   I've got three things for you to look at...
> 1st, check your rag joint in the steering column for wear, if it looks work
> out at all, replace.   It isnt too hard to do.  Second, check all the bolt
> that is holding the rag joint onto the steering column and the bolt that is
> holding it onto the imput shaft of the steering gear.  There is a groove on
> each of the sharts that the bolt is designed to ride in.  If it gets loose
> and slips out of the groove, you can get some weird movement in your
> steering.  Third, check all of your steering linkage connections.  The tie
> rod ends, the pittman arm and the draglinks.  If you had an alignment, they
> should all be tight, but double check anyway.  I've driven 60 plus miles at
> highway speeds with my tierod held on by a cotter pin. When I saw what the
> problem was...my heart started racing and I nearly passed out.  Images of
> what could of happened, but thankfully didnt, kept running through my mind.
> 
> 	4th thing...like has been mentioned already - caster.
> 
> 	Bottomline, inspect every inch of your steering components for loose
> or worn components.
> 
> 
> Matt 
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Jerry Whitteridge
79 Scout II
80 SSII 
91 Wrangler
84 944
89 944S2