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Power Steering Balance Adjustment 200 1981

posted by  DougC on  Tue Mar 11 16:39 CST 2003
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The power steering balance adjustment on the Cam Gear rack was simple. The lower (front one) oval cover comes of with two bolts. The cover is straight below the steering column on the front portion of the steering "gearbox." Then you bent the locking tab that holds the nut onto the pinion shaft flat and remove the nut. Next take off the lock washer and flatten out the tab that was bent inward and bend the next one counterclockwise over just like the one you straightened out was. (One tab counterclockwise if your steering was harder to the right than the left. One tab clockwise if your steering was harder to the left than the right.)Then move the inner race of the shaft bearing to match where the newly bent tab will be and put it back together. Bend a washer tab outward to lock the nut in place and put the cover back on. Cake. One of the easiest things I've done on this car.

Thanks to the boarders who tipped me off about the adjustment possibilities. My alignment shop said that if I couldn't live with the pull to the left the next step would be a new rack. This repair was free and fun.
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Thanks to everyone for the help, Doug C. 81 242 Brick Off Blocks, stock; 86 240, 129K






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