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allan5oh 03-29-2018 07:39 PM

t800 doors and steering box adjustment
 
Issue #1 Door gaskets and such need to be done. Ive already dicked around with new strikers and adjustments. Wind comes in at the latch and at the top corner. Should I look at anything else other than gaskets?

Issue #2 steering box adjustment. No hole in the frame. Best you just take the box off or is there a trick? I can't get it right enough on the frame there's too much slop for my liking. I try doing it the way TRW recommends (take drag link off and apply 10 ft lbs to pitman arm by hand and eliminate slop) but I just cant tighten it enough.

I bet there's more than a few tricks you guys know of for this stuff.

jfaulkner 03-29-2018 10:50 PM

t800 doors and steering box adjustment
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by allan5oh (Post 2662017)
Issue #1 Door gaskets and such need to be done. Ive already dicked around with new strikers and adjustments. Wind comes in at the latch and at the top corner. Should I look at anything else other than gaskets?



Issue #2 steering box adjustment. No hole in the frame. Best you just take the box off or is there a trick? I can't get it right enough on the frame there's too much slop for my liking. I try doing it the way TRW recommends (take drag link off and apply 10 ft lbs to pitman arm by hand and eliminate slop) but I just cant tighten it enough.



I bet there's more than a few tricks you guys know of for this stuff.



Gaskets for the door or it needs bent or “adjusted” with a 2x4 stuck in it and pushed in where it’s leaking. I’ve got a W that leaks at the bottom corner and I think the wind caught it and bent it but no one will fess up.


If the box is loose buy a new one (not reman). You can adjust them but if you don’t do it right it can lock up driving.

I went through 3 reman boxes before I got one that didn’t wander.

Check your axle U bolts. Had a 98 that drivers side was loose and made it handle like azz. Didn’t notice until someone turned the wheel and watched it move.

allan5oh 03-29-2018 10:52 PM

The box is maybe a couple years old. I wouldn't be surprised if I got a lemon though. I've done my fair share of adjusting but I've never had one like this.


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jfaulkner 03-30-2018 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by allan5oh (Post 2662038)
The box is maybe a couple years old. I wouldn't be surprised if I got a lemon though. I've done my fair share of adjusting but I've never had one like this.


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Well you can do what you want but there is a fine line between tight and locked.

Rig Wrench 03-30-2018 07:40 AM

I put a reman box on a W9 a coule months ago. 2nd one in as many years, top seal started leaking inside a few weeks. I second the new

allan5oh 03-30-2018 12:21 PM

I will have to go through my receipts to see what I bought. If I can't get it to my liking there won't be any hesitation to change it out. I do remember core return so that points to reman. Bah.

As for the door do remember the wind grabbing it one time.

allan5oh 04-12-2018 08:46 PM

New steering box time. It's a 3 year old TRW reman. From extreme left it is fine, no slop and doesn't bind. But you go about 1.5 turns to the right (still left of center) and it gets sloppy plus it binds. This is with the drag link removed. The steering shaft and everything else is fine.

What a waste of money.

jfaulkner 04-13-2018 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by allan5oh (Post 2663724)
New steering box time. It's a 3 year old TRW reman. From extreme left it is fine, no slop and doesn't bind. But you go about 1.5 turns to the right (still left of center) and it gets sloppy plus it binds. This is with the drag link removed. The steering shaft and everything else is fine.

What a waste of money.



You can thank the A-holes that price shopped them and forced TRW to make them cheaper, not better.

Rig Wrench 04-13-2018 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allan5oh (Post 2663724)
New steering box time. It's a 3 year old TRW reman. From extreme left it is fine, no slop and doesn't bind. But you go about 1.5 turns to the right (still left of center) and it gets sloppy plus it binds. This is with the drag link removed. The steering shaft and everything else is fine.

What a waste of money.

Why not ditch power steering all together. Pick up some bsfc's

jfaulkner 04-13-2018 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Rig Wrench (Post 2663747)
Why not ditch power steering all together. Pick up some bsfc's



Hells yea get a 24” bone white bus wheel and fingerless leather gloves to go with that headset.

allan5oh 04-13-2018 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jfaulkner (Post 2663746)
You can thank the A-holes that price shopped them and forced TRW to make them cheaper, not better.

Ends up costing more.

jfaulkner 04-13-2018 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by allan5oh (Post 2663791)
Ends up costing more.



WE know that but they only look at purchase price.


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