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adragon8u
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From: Oceano, Ca. member# 2895
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posted 07-02-2003 12:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for adragon8u   Click Here to Email adragon8u     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Getting closer to putting the 66 on the road. front end work is next. this is kinda strange, but I have very little left hand turn radius at all. My right hand turns are fine, but turning left is hardly there. Is this a simple adjustment at the steering box, or am I looking at something more serious?

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Jeff
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From: Moore, OK USA
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posted 07-02-2003 04:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jeff   Click Here to Email Jeff     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Pitman arm is likely installed incorrectly. Remove pitman from gearbox. Now turn steering wheel lock to lock. Should take 4 complete revolutions. Turn steering back from either stop 2 turns. Point wheels straight ahead and reconnect pitman. You should now have full range steering (near 2 turns of the steering wheel in either direction).

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adragon8u
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posted 07-02-2003 06:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for adragon8u   Click Here to Email adragon8u     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Cool!, thanks for the tip. everybody on this site has been very helpful in assisting with all the questions I have. I just hope that at least a couple of tips I've supplied elswhere on the site have helped someone else in return. Can't wait to start driving this baby, and be able to post some before and after pics.
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Pitman arm is likely installed incorrectly. Remove pitman from gearbox. Now turn steering wheel lock to lock. Should take 4 complete revolutions. Turn steering back from either stop 2 turns. Point wheels straight ahead and reconnect pitman. You should now have full range steering (near 2 turns of the steering wheel in either direction).

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