Steering box tighten

ER1C · Jun 24, 2015

I have some free play in the steering, it is definitely coming from the steering box. I can undo the nut but the central allen key thing comes with it.. I have tried everything.

Is there a magic trick to separate the 2... getting in there is a pig with my man hands.

I assume if I undid it all the way it would bugger something up ?

vilguy · Jun 24, 2015

you use a spanner to hold the outside and an allen key to adjust it....

is it seized?

ER1C · Jun 24, 2015

Yeahh feels seized, I cant get a spanner fully on only a socket or spanner from above like pliers.. so Its tricky to try and work it fully free..

vilguy · Jun 25, 2015

ER1C said:
Yeahh feels seized, I cant get a spanner fully on only a socket or spanner from above like pliers.. so Its tricky to try and work it fully free..

how come you cant get a spanner on? shouldnt be an issue

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trax · Jun 25, 2015

or if you get them both off together. stick it in a vice and work on it with the allen key

vilguy · Jun 25, 2015

i cant see why you couldnt get a spanner on it though, i adjusted mine last night and spanner went on easy.

The allen screw was initially very tight (it seemed it had never been adjusted) but then freed off.

ER1C · Jun 25, 2015

The pipes are in the way, or the fan hood is in the way, or the wing is in the way.

ER1C · Jun 25, 2015

trax said:
or if you get them both off together. stick it in a vice and work on it with the allen key

I assumed it they both came off fully it would bugger it.. surely the Allen key goes into something...which is sensitive and shouldn't be left without it or it would lose a setting ?

gse1986 · Jun 25, 2015

Try a breaker bar to crack the nut first....

trax · Jun 25, 2015

ER1C said:
I assumed it they both came off fully it would bugger it.. surely the Allen key goes into something...which is sensitive and shouldn't be left without it or it would lose a setting ?

sorry assumed when you said they both turned that you took it fully out.

err, tbh i'm not sure! i think it just pushes the shaft down to reduce the gap

if you haven't done it yet, then i'd try and crack em without removal.

like vil, plenty of room here.. not sure why your setup is different

vilguy · Jun 25, 2015

ER1C said:
The pipes are in the way, or the fan hood is in the way, or the wing is in the way.

my hoses are directly over it, just pushed em out of the way

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