Checking steering box for play, best way?

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Originally Posted by corvette8n

Thank for the info, the car wanders more than I think it should, steering input seems excessive. I’ll have to get one of the grandkids behind the wheel while I observe. I do have a set of kingpins and a reamer in my stash of parts, but I need to find a place that has tie rod ends.

Your local auto parts store may well have the tie rod ends. From memory they are the same for fords from 1928-1967 or something along those lines. With plenty of new parts, adjusting the lock screw, R&R paper shims etc,I never can seem to get past about an inch of play at the wheel. After 52 years of old ford trucks I run a strong 1/8" toe in and drive in the middle of the play with a light hand, often just a fingertip on the wheel. At the slightest wander I apply light pressure to correct and the truck stays neatly in the center. This is unlike some family members who have driven the woodie and other trucks of mine and are constantly over-correcting, veering from one fog line to the to the other while complaining about the steering.