[T2] Steering - 73 bus

[Chris Dreike]

Greg, Great catch!  Why didn't I think of that one.

Chris

On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 3:09 AM Greg Potts <slowlanemusic at icloud.com> wrote:

> Didn’t see it mentioned.... what about the rubber flex coupler at the
> bottom of the steering wheel shaft, it’s under the cover that connects the
> outer steering shaft to the floor. Mine came apart in or around 2001 and it
> made for very sloppy steering just before it failed outright.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Mar 22, 2020, at 9:45 PM, Chris Dreike <cdreike at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Whoever is looking at this for you is missing something. I agree that
> you
> > need to crawl under the bus yourself and have someone turn the wheel back
> > and forth for you.
> > Maybe someone forgot to tighten the drop arm onto the gearbox. but
> multiple
> > times?
> >
> >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 2:26 PM Erik Burtis <ewdb92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> A lot of work with frustrating results!  If you have not, I would crawl
> >> under the bus while someone turns the steering wheel.  You should be
> able
> >> to track the loss of movement because all the compents should starting
> turn
> >> with the steering wheel.  Whatever doesn't turn or is delayed in
> turning is
> >> the problem.  That's how I tracked my problems to the drag link.  The
> only
> >> other thing I can think of is fiddling with the adjustment screw on the
> >> steering box.
> >>
> >> Erik
> >>
> >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 2:58 PM Dave Gillingham <
> dave at coronado-realty.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Listees:
> >>>
> >>> I am stumped!  I think every component in the front end of my bus is
> new
> >>> but i still have about 4” of play in the steering wheel, and the bus
> >>> wanders on the road.
> >>>
> >>> I have replaced the steering box (3x), the drag link, the center pin,
> the
> >>> tie rods, the steering damper, and the PO (my minister) said the ball
> >>> joints were replaced not too long ago.
> >>>
> >>> 1) Any ideas?, or
> >>> 2) A recommendation for a steering shop that might have better luck
> >> fixing
> >>> it than I have?
> >>>
> >>> Dave
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Dave Gillingham, Owner/Broker
> >>>
> >>> License # 01184185
> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>>
> >>> e:  dave at coronado-realty.com <natalie at coronado-realty.com>
> >>>
> >>> a: 1111 9th St #202, Coronado, CA 92118
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