[PacToy]

Nate,

I wish I could comment with some authority on all the aspects of the steering box and the bolt but I cant and I dont want to put it out there in writing as gospel. It was explained to me in good detail a few years ago while I was stationed on Okinawa by Shane (BJ-44). I have used it a couple of times on a couple of my cruisers.

What I do remember is that the bolt on the box is there for this exact reason and at some point the bolt will stop turning and that is the end of the steering box as far as gathering up slack goes. Obviously on average these steering boxes last a LONG time before this bolt needs revisiting.