manfromtarsus Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 I recently had my '53 B-4-B gear box completely rebuilt by Red Head (see link below). They installed a new worm gear and now there is absolutely no free play in the steering box. Very pleased with their work. http://www.steeringgears.net/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wings515 Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 It has been many months since I replied to this forum. Today the news is VERY good. The worm gear and sector shaft was replaced with no decrease in slop. The adjustments were made and there was relatively no slop in the wheel and again the wandering was evident when driving. Someone suggested checking the Kingpins. There was no movement when checked top to bottom. When I pushed left to right there was significant movement. Investigating further, the bolts holding the bottom two brake adjusters were loose. The previous owner changed the brakes and kept the adjusters loose so adjustments could be made. Removing the cotter pins and tightening these nuts and replacing the pins fixed all my steering problems. I can now drive with 'hands off' and it will go straight down the road. What a long time for a solution. Regards, Dan Kahn 39 PT81 Newfoundland PA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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