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BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-17-2015, 06:31 AM

Slack in the radius ball gets "overlooked" many times! Just think, with a loose ball, if you welded a TILLER handle to the rear of the radius rods, you could LITERALLY "STEER" the car with it!
You also have to KNOW if the socket set up is original, or the larger set up, that was designed to accommodate the rubber ball.
Another, often overlooked thing, is loose nuts that secure the steering arms to the spindles, usually causing a side to side "WOBBLY" FEELING, at "MID" speeds!
Bill W.

06-17-2015, 06:31 AM	#12
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Radius ball shim Slack in the radius ball gets "overlooked" many times! Just think, with a loose ball, if you welded a TILLER handle to the rear of the radius rods, you could LITERALLY "STEER" the car with it! You also have to KNOW if the socket set up is original, or the larger set up, that was designed to accommodate the rubber ball. Another, often overlooked thing, is loose nuts that secure the steering arms to the spindles, usually causing a side to side "WOBBLY" FEELING, at "MID" speeds! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"