sag power steering loose

[secretagent]

i just installed a sag power steering conversion but i can't "feel" the road. any way to tighten it up? thanks

 

[treerootCO]

One of them 6" chain steering wheels would do the trick....has to be chrome though

 

[brian]

what do you mean feel the road?

is it sloppy? with the motor OFF, how much play, as in how far can you swing the steering wheel, BEFORE the wheels start to turn?

 

[secretagent]

it's not sloppy, a small turn on the steering wheel makes a huge turn on the front wheels

 

[66fj40x2]

Sounds like to got a later model 3.5 turn (stop to stop) gear box instead of a 4.5 turn box. How many bolts are used to bolt the saginaw box to the frame? If there are three bolts it's a later box, 4 bolts an earlier (usually). The 3-turn boxes are typically too responsive to a short wheelbase vehicle and most folks hate'em driving down the road at highway speed. The 4-turn boxes are not as quick turning and are more foregiving at 65 mph in a 40. If that's not it I don't know what to tell you but drive slow ; ) Hope that helps.

 

[LukeZero]

What length is the pitman arm? Too long and you get the steering knuckle to move a great distance without the steering box or steering wheel moving much. I've heard guys talk about using the factory Scout II pitman arm and it ending up being much too long. Just a thought. Luke

 

[dd113]

You could drag you hand out the door.

Wrong box, wrong pulley, wrong draglink angle, wrong box location/atitude any and all of these will cause death steer.

 

[Isotel]

Also i didint know this till the other day, but there is an adjustment on the top of the saginaw box that lets you adjust how much play there is in the box.. I have a 3.5 box w/ 4 mounting holes.. mine is a little sketchey on the highway, but i live with it.. my next box will be a 4 turn!

 

[bustanutley]

my box is out of an 80's xj, it is a 3 bolt 4.25 box, works great! and there are millions of them in junk yards, mine set me back $20 with hoses