Dan Hiebert
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It helped some, removing shims is the way to go to reduce play in the steering, (the amount the steering wheel turns before the wheels do anything is what I'm referring to). I'm pretty sure the original number of shims were in place, I left only one thin one because of the amount of play I had, and to act as a seal. Unfortunately, the worm gear is worn to the point that I won't be able to get it to "factory" spec without replacing it.
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I just did this a couple months ago. Unless the bearing and/or race is loose, the only thing that should "fall" out is the gear oil. (Quite messy, too, I might add.) I'd recommend leaving the horn wire in place, its easy enough to work around. But if you pull it out through the steering wheel side it can be tricky to thread back through that tube. I ran a length of stiff wire up through the steering box and taped it to the end of the horn wire to pull it back through.
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I'd like to know what that is myself. Ran across one in the middle of Crow Flats (desert north of Dell City, TX), NM several years ago, but haven't fugured out what it is/was, yet. I thought a Buick at the time.
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I installed a new cowl vent gasket from Andy Bernbaum 16 (wow, time flies!) years ago, along with a new drain tube (just a plain 'ol tube). Adjusted the vent so it sat level in the seal (important). Its gone through West Texas, SE New Mexico, and now Michigan weather with nary a leak. TX and NM may not count for the amount of rain we didn't get, but that includes some time outdoors and some good thunder-bumpers on the trailer enroute from NM to Michigan.
