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duke36 · 10-09-2020, 04:27 PM

Just went thru the exercise of checking steering am, replacing spring, new tie rod and shortened pitman arm; the gap between the 2 parts improved. Check other Barn threads: a shortened pitman arm will usually require an adjustable drag link to get the steering gears centered with the minimal freeplay to solve Snyncro's issue in post 4.. I made my own.
Also the gap from the spring eyes to the axle was enlarged with the new spring. There was a little evidence of wallowing on the top of axle flange which initiated the entire process.

10-09-2020, 04:27 PM	#11
duke36 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,414	Re: Tie rod and drag link rubbing Just went thru the exercise of checking steering am, replacing spring, new tie rod and shortened pitman arm; the gap between the 2 parts improved. Check other Barn threads: a shortened pitman arm will usually require an adjustable drag link to get the steering gears centered with the minimal freeplay to solve Snyncro's issue in post 4.. I made my own. Also the gap from the spring eyes to the axle was enlarged with the new spring. There was a little evidence of wallowing on the top of axle flange which initiated the entire process.