Still working out bugs in this car, getting down to the minor annoyances now.
All of the wear components have been replaced in the steering system: ball joints, tie rod ends, rag joint. The box was rebuilt. I have no confidence in the guy who rebuilt it but it no longer leaks, and he rebuilt the wiper motor at the same time and that works perfectly now.
The issue is when following gentle curves on a two-lane. As I turn left or right the initiation is smooth, but after that the car seems to "fall" into the turn.
The car was aligned last month with toe-in set to 0.5 degrees on each wheel, 1.0 degree total. I increased that a little bit, to about 1 degree both sides, in an attempt to correct the problem but it had no effect.
When parked, engine off, there is a small amount of slop in the steering wheel that coincides approximately with the turning characteristic.
Is there a way to adjust the steering box to take the slop out? Is that the problem, or should I be looking elsewhere?
All of the wear components have been replaced in the steering system: ball joints, tie rod ends, rag joint. The box was rebuilt. I have no confidence in the guy who rebuilt it but it no longer leaks, and he rebuilt the wiper motor at the same time and that works perfectly now.
The issue is when following gentle curves on a two-lane. As I turn left or right the initiation is smooth, but after that the car seems to "fall" into the turn.
The car was aligned last month with toe-in set to 0.5 degrees on each wheel, 1.0 degree total. I increased that a little bit, to about 1 degree both sides, in an attempt to correct the problem but it had no effect.
When parked, engine off, there is a small amount of slop in the steering wheel that coincides approximately with the turning characteristic.
Is there a way to adjust the steering box to take the slop out? Is that the problem, or should I be looking elsewhere?
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