Steering Gear Main Nut

[Mervyn Spencer]

Hi

I recently had to buy a new steering nut kit as my original was rather pitted etc. I have read from my workshop manual that one should remove or add shims to get all the play out of the steering nut, which I have tried but with little success. I have also replaced the oil seal. Please can someone help.

Kind regards
Mervyn

[Tubal Cain]

Mervyn,

If the play is definetly at the steering column and you have removed all the shims from under the top cover and you still have play, try putting a washer or shim between the cover and the bearing race. So that the shim fits inside the column and is clamped between the cover and the bearing. A piece of thick jointing or cardboard will do to establish if this will eliminate the play.

Gerald

[Mervyn Spencer]

Gerald

Thanks for your valuable advice. I had three very thin shims and a top and bottom paper gaskets also very thin under the cover plate. I removed two of the shims which eliminated the play very well but that made the turning with the steering wheel a bit tight. I then replaced one of the shims making it now two plus the paper gaskets and that brought back the slight play in the nut. I guess it is just a case of trial and error now, hopefully less error.

Mervyn

[Mervyn Spencer]

Well, I think I have managed to arrive at a happy medium with that main nut by just using the two original paper gaskets and no shims.

Mervyn