1600 steering - too much play

Post by **lasalle_1600** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:45 am

I have a 67 1600 that I am rebuilding and have a question about how to fix the play in my steering. I can turn the steering wheel an inch or more before the wheels react. I've dismantled the steering gear box and don't see a way to tighten it up any more than I have. Could the problem be somewhere else?

Post by **themadscientist** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:05 am

Check all the steering links for worn joints.Any loose points will display steering wheel slop. You have an idler arm in that system, yes? That is a prime culprit. The bushing wears out after, decades.

Post by **lasalle_1600** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:23 am

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll tear down the linkage and replace worn parts and see how that works out.

Post by **themadscientist** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:38 am

You shouldn't have to tear it down to check. You can often detect it by snatching on to the various steering components and yanking them back and forth or watching them from underneath while someone works the wheel back and forth.

1600 steering - too much play

1600 steering - too much play

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