Jeep CJ Steering Box upgrade My steering box on my CJ has been declining over the last couple of years and is to the point of providing very little assist when turning left. My first thought was to get another factory CJ box , but I spent some time doing research to see if I could find another box that I could adapt to get more power out of.
7/29/2005 · Several searches (on several BBs) provide several methods of steering box adjustment . One says turn the allen fitting 1/8 of a turn and take it for a ride. Repeat until the wheel doesn’t return to center after a turn and turn back 1/8 turn. Another says lift the front end off the ground…
Jeep Tech; Jeep CJ , YJ and TJ. … steering box adjustment 06-12-2007, 03:31 PM. My steering box seems to have a little more slop in it than it did. Whats involved in adjusting it? Does it require removing it? 94 yj with six mellow squirrels. 94 YJ, 4 INCH LIFT, 37’S, Home built bumpers, , rocker guards, center console, behind rear seat tool …
7/31/2006 · If the manual steering box is like th power steering , there are two adjustments. The first is the bearing preload, which adjusts the tightness of the bearings in the axis of the steering shaft (each end of the worm gear). There is also a gear mesh adjustment , which is that screw that you see on the top of the box .
9/7/2006 · Quote Reply Topic: steering box adjustment setup Posted: 24 June 2009 at 10:20pm: Ok i just rebuilt my steering box now how do i shim the bearings? how do i tell how many to use … ’48 CJ -2A #184135 Lefty ’49 CJ -2A #219719 Mule ’39 Ford 9N ’55 Oliver Super 55 Ollybelle. contact148 . Members Profile. Send Private Message. Find Members Posts.
4/4/2012 · I recently put a reman steering box from oreillys on my jeep in an attempt to make my jeep stop wandering all over the road (in addition to many other repairs and upgrades, which can be seen in a few other threads i have started..) and i can still take the shaft where it connects to the steering box and turn it slightly less than 1/4 turn before the pitman arm begins to rotate, thus turning …
