steering box

[Curt Sprenger]

John,

Ask the shop to get under the bus and tighten up about 13 or 14 bolt/nuts...the ones that hold the plate(s) assemble (starting at the coach frame) that the steering box is bolted. Many of us have done that and have reduced steering play. I did that on our previous 'Bird, 1974, and that took care of about 80 percents of the play (free travel). A visual inspection of those bolts/nuts is not good enough. They will look tight when they are not. They need to put wrenches on them and tighten them. The steering box can also be tightened up to the plate assemble.

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 1:10 AM, bubblerboy64 <"jehdds@hotmail.com"> wrote:

My bus is in the shop as we speak sorting our suspension and handling

issues. The fellows have told me that they have things in pretty

good order but are concerned about some "free travel" which they have

traced to the steering box. Now here is the issue. This steering box

was a rebuilt box which the previous owner replaced about 20K miles

ago. (The previous owner said this greatly improved the handling.)

The guys are telling me that my options are to live with this free

travel or get another remanufactured steering box. My concern is

that I might get another only to find its no better then the one I

have now. My fellows are also not really familiar with BB's and I

wonder if they are expection the impossible with this old FC? Any

suggestions or tricks which I might pass on to the shop. They did

say there was some type of adjustment that they were going to try to

make but it was "tricky" if they went just a little too far then the

steering would potentially have a tight spot or a hitch in it.( I may

not have that exactly right as to their discription but you likely

get the point. They said what they were going to adjust but that

didn't stick in the ole knoggin) The shop works on RV's and heavy

equipment and is very well respected. They don't see a lot of BB'ds

so if there is any thing I can pass along they are more then willing

for my information.



John Heckman

central Pa

1973 FC

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Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA