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Steering gear box question #88936 07/15/08 11:23 AM 07/15/08 11:23 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,038 Howell, Mi Shatar4 OP super stock
Shatar4 OP super stock Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,038 Howell, Mi	I had just had my steering gear box rebuilt and I need to put it back in. My question is the pitman arm is off the gearbox so how do I find the center of the turn so I can put it back on the gearbox?

Re: Steering gear box question [Re: Shatar4] #88937 07/15/08 11:41 AM 07/15/08 11:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,947 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,947 Grand Prairie,Texas	Turn it all the way one way to lock and then count the turns the other way until it locks and divide by two. Then turn it back that many turns and you're centered.

Re: Steering gear box question [Re: stumpy] #88938 07/15/08 12:17 PM 07/15/08 12:17 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	check & see if it has a master spline live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Steering gear box question [Re: stumpy] #88939 07/15/08 07:33 PM 07/15/08 07:33 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,065 Milwaukee, WI In_The_Pink master
In_The_Pink master Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,065 Milwaukee, WI	Quote: Turn it all the way one way to lock and then count the turns the other way until it locks and divide by two. Then turn it back that many turns and you're centered. Leave the roll p[in out until you are 100% sure it's centered correctly.

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