Removed the steering box side cover to fix a leaking gasket. Upon putting the side cover back on, I was informed that the steering box adjusting screw needs to be correctly set in order to pre-load the sector shaft inside. I did not measure lbs/ft or count the threads of the screw prior to taking it out.
There are a few threads that talk about correctly setting the pre-load on this adjustment screw, one of which is thoroughly explained in @Coolerman WEBSITE , but they all seemed to have adjusted this screw with the entire steering system removed from the fj40.
My questions is, can I properly adjust the screw without having to remove the entire steering-box setup from the fj40?
For now, I am able to turn the adjust screw until I feel it hit against the sector shaft inside of the steering box. Is this all that I should tighten it to? Or, do I need to back it off until it doesn't make contact with the sector shaft? Just want to double make sure.
After that, I know im suppose to tighten the lock nut to 37-60lbs/ft as per the FSM.
Picture of adjustment screw on the side of my steering box. Thanks for the help!
There are a few threads that talk about correctly setting the pre-load on this adjustment screw, one of which is thoroughly explained in @Coolerman WEBSITE , but they all seemed to have adjusted this screw with the entire steering system removed from the fj40.
My questions is, can I properly adjust the screw without having to remove the entire steering-box setup from the fj40?
For now, I am able to turn the adjust screw until I feel it hit against the sector shaft inside of the steering box. Is this all that I should tighten it to? Or, do I need to back it off until it doesn't make contact with the sector shaft? Just want to double make sure.
After that, I know im suppose to tighten the lock nut to 37-60lbs/ft as per the FSM.
Picture of adjustment screw on the side of my steering box. Thanks for the help!
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