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36tudordeluxe · 02-17-2014, 11:49 PM

Okay, got it back together. What prompted the rebuild was play in the sector shaft of about 1/8" in rotation in either direction, when transferred to the end of the pitman arm made the car uncontrollable. There is no slop or end play now. My only concern now is the steering shaft may have too much drag; I used 5 of the 6 shims supplied and it seemed to be just right, added Permatex and tightened the 4 bolts. Added John Deere grease & will install tomorrow and see what it feels like with steering wheel on.

02-17-2014, 11:49 PM	#12
36tudordeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,260	Re: "40 Ford steering worm condition? Okay, got it back together. What prompted the rebuild was play in the sector shaft of about 1/8" in rotation in either direction, when transferred to the end of the pitman arm made the car uncontrollable. There is no slop or end play now. My only concern now is the steering shaft may have too much drag; I used 5 of the 6 shims supplied and it seemed to be just right, added Permatex and tightened the 4 bolts. Added John Deere grease & will install tomorrow and see what it feels like with steering wheel on.