SnowDrifter
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Not really sure what's normal for these Saginaw boxes. 140k on it. Original steering box. Drove a new car w/ a Saginaw in it. Felt like a rack and pinion TBH. Tighter than a nun's **** - zero play at ALL. Has me considering tearing mine down to rebuild or replace. Haven't gotten that far in the thought process, need to do more research.
What I don't know, is how much of it is due to differences in design and tooling accuracy, or how much is due to wear.
Verified everything is tight, source of play is from the steering box. No perceptible slop in intermediate shaft or anything south of the pitman arm. I can grab the input on the box and manipulate it by hand to the same effect as below.
Here's where I'm at now. Never thought it bad, but I reckon it could be better. Can any yall experienced guys chime in? Would it be reasonable to expect it to tighten up with new parts and careful preload/lash adjustment?
Edit: Oops, helps to attach things
https://imgur.com/a/np0tn39
What I don't know, is how much of it is due to differences in design and tooling accuracy, or how much is due to wear.
Verified everything is tight, source of play is from the steering box. No perceptible slop in intermediate shaft or anything south of the pitman arm. I can grab the input on the box and manipulate it by hand to the same effect as below.
Here's where I'm at now. Never thought it bad, but I reckon it could be better. Can any yall experienced guys chime in? Would it be reasonable to expect it to tighten up with new parts and careful preload/lash adjustment?
Edit: Oops, helps to attach things
https://imgur.com/a/np0tn39