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06-06-09, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
snowwolf 250+ Club Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kent England Posts: 547	Steering box free play adjustment While I have the car up on axle stands to do the rotor change, I have quite a lot of free play in the steering wheel, is it worth adjusting this? could it be the free play that is also making the wheel wobble far worse than it should be? I have read that it is best done with the wheels off the road on stands, as they will be, what is the best sequence to take out this free play.

06-06-09, 08:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
landtank ThinkTank Waterboy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston MA Posts: 12,607	free play in the gear box will definitely give you some wobble on braking. I had this just a few months ago. __________________ Rick Bigelow '96 215k Groveland MA 01834 If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes

06-06-09, 08:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
snowwolf 250+ Club Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kent England Posts: 547	I just checked and it has 2 inches of free play before you start to feel a resistance

06-06-09, 09:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
snowwolf 250+ Club Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kent England Posts: 547	Landtank, did you adjust the steering box?

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