roaniecowpony
Well-Known Member
I still have not preloaded the sector. Also, I have not totally eliminated all perceptable steering wheel "play". But, it's down to a very small amount, a fraction of an inch.Do you feel like you are actually preloading the sector gear at the moment? Asking b/c I've messed with a gearbox on the bench quite a bit and that one in particular has slop even if I lock up the sector gears. There is play somewhere in the interface between the torque sensor (mechanical) and the worm-gear that goes through the sector nut-gear. It's like 1/8-3/16" relative to the steering wheel.
Just wondering if you feel like you can really get rid of all the play since you seem to have a pretty careful approach.
I'd like to attempt to adjust it further, but want to be careful about preloading the sector. So, I will disconnect the draglink so I can feel any binding.
Driving it now is definitely a much more confidence inspiring experience. But I've learned that I can easily detect very small amounts of play and that even very small amounts of play is detrimental to the driving experience and confidence. I've also learned that all my other vehicles with rack and pinion systems have no perceptable play at the steering wheel, when driving at highway speeds.
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