Many vehicles on the road and in the field are being operated with unnecessarily sloppy free-play inside the steering box. Some simple tests to help you avoid this problem
by KEITH BERGLIND
There is an art to properly setting or adjusting any steering box. Sadly, because the majority of vehicles now have power steering, most regular mechanics and home mechanics have lost this art.
So let’s start this lesson with a quick look under the hood of any vehicle around that doesn’t have rack and pinion steering. We are only talking now about the old style steering box, as common on old tractors. These are still used in light and heavy duty trucks.