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WVZR-1 · 11-21-2014

Grab the intermediate shaft while someone else twitches the wheel left to right to left and you should likely be able to feel either the wear in the intermediate shaft OR feel some slack in the rack. Do this with it not running. I believe not running would limit the travel to the top of the rack at the spool valve.

I've never attempted the adjustment but there is a spec in the FSM for adjustment that is similar to what I've always done on older 800 steering boxes. I measured a rack a few days ago for someone and I believe M22 and a 1 3/4 for the locking nut. The 1 3/4 would need to be a very thin spanner of sorts, I've not had my hands on a plumbers sink wrench in several years but it might do well. I didn't try an M22 but I'm quite sure of that on the hex. Perhaps someone has a rack near their tools to confirm.

Something like this but like I say it's been a very long time:

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Plumber.../dp/B000BQQMUU

I don't know that the plumbers tool would fit "in the car" but it would require something of rather diminished thickness. A 1 3/4 end wrench I doubt would accomplish it but then again I haven't tried. In the car it could be quite a task, maybe there's one on someone's lift to check.

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WVZR-1 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,884	Re: Steering feeling vague Grab the intermediate shaft while someone else twitches the wheel left to right to left and you should likely be able to feel either the wear in the intermediate shaft OR feel some slack in the rack. Do this with it not running. I believe not running would limit the travel to the top of the rack at the spool valve. I've never attempted the adjustment but there is a spec in the FSM for adjustment that is similar to what I've always done on older 800 steering boxes. I measured a rack a few days ago for someone and I believe M22 and a 1 3/4 for the locking nut. The 1 3/4 would need to be a very thin spanner of sorts, I've not had my hands on a plumbers sink wrench in several years but it might do well. I didn't try an M22 but I'm quite sure of that on the hex. Perhaps someone has a rack near their tools to confirm. Something like this but like I say it's been a very long time: http://www.amazon.com/Master-Plumber.../dp/B000BQQMUU I don't know that the plumbers tool would fit "in the car" but it would require something of rather diminished thickness. A 1 3/4 end wrench I doubt would accomplish it but then again I haven't tried. In the car it could be quite a task, maybe there's one on someone's lift to check. Last edited by WVZR-1; 11-21-2014 at 03:14 PM.