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By paul2748 - 16 Years Ago
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I replaced a sloppy steering box in my Victoria with another, rebuilt unit. Prior to this, the wheel seemed to be pretty much centered (although there was a lot of slop in the steering box so I am not sure how far it might have been out). Now the wheel is about an 1/8 of a turn out of center going down the road. There is no adjustment on the wheel/shaft as it has a flat spot in the splines so the wheel will only go on in one position. The pitman arm looks like it can be mounted in a different position, but only at a quarter difference (again it has flat spots in the splines). So how do you center the steering wheel - is the only way through the tie rod ends? Is the box itself not right? It was rebuilt by a professional. Has any one ground down the flat spot so the wheel can be put on in any position? Thanks for any help.
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By oldcarmark - 16 Years Ago
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Paul-The centre of the steering wheel shaft should be kept centred.The correct way to get it centred is to adjust the tie rod ends by turning the connectors.If you turn one side the same amount as the other you should not have a problem with toe-in changing.The input shaft should be centred with the pitman arm shaft so the the "high" spot is engaged on both.You won't have to keep turning the steering wheel back to centre because of "wander" in the steering box.I don't know if this makes sense but its the best way I can explain it.
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