How To Properly Adjust a Steering Box?
This is the layman’s version on how to adjust a steering box. Please read it through completely! There are two adjustments, the worm bearing tension, and the gear mesh adjustment. First, jack up the vehicle so the front wheels are off the ground, so the steering is free to turn and, the steering box is centered. Put jack stands under the frame! Whatever you do, “do not” try to adjust out the play at anything other than straight ahead!! You’ll kill the box on short order because the worm has a high spot in the center position. {Before attempting to do this first adjustment, make sure that you back off on the gear mesh screw on the side of the box from 1 – 2 turns.} The worm bearings are adjusted by loosening the big lock nut, then turning the bearing housing. On the reversed Corvair box, look at the top of the box, where the steering shaft (to the steering wheel) sticks out. On other steering boxes, this adjustment is at the bottom of the box, at the front. Usually a hammer and blunt pu
