Steering box adjustment

[Dean454]

Where in the gear box is the adjustment to tighten the steering. Thank you

[Dean454]

Sorry it's a 13 jku if that makes a difference

[wayoflife]

Maybe I'm missing something but, what do you mean by tightening up the steering? What exactly are you feeling?

[BumblebeeZA]

Where in the gear box is the adjustment to tighten the steering. Thank you

EDIT: I see you posted its a 2013 - Why not send it into the dealer under warranty?

On the RHD 3.8L JK's its under the airbox.
If you follow your steering column under the hood from where it comes from the cab, about 2 - 3 foot down the column it joins at the steering box, ontop of the steering box you will see a nut with a Allen key bolt in the middle.
You loosen the nut and turn the allen bolt.

It highly not recommended to do this and I was a fool trying, I havent had issues.... YET

Good luck

[Dean454]

Maybe I'm missing something but, what do you mean by tightening up the steering? What exactly are you feeling?

The steering feels loose at highway speeds

[wayoflife]

On the RHD 3.8L JK's its under the airbox.
If you follow your steering column under the hood from where it comes from the cab, about 2 - 3 foot down the column it joins at the steering box, ontop of the steering box you will see a nut with a Allen key bolt in the middle.
You loosen the nut and turn the allen bolt.

It highly not recommended to do this and I was a fool trying, I havent had issues.... YET

Good luck

That nut you are referring to is to set the backlash on the steering gear and as you have mentioned, you DO NOT want to adjust this.

[wayoflife]

The steering feels loose at highway speeds

Okay, that helps a lot. Sounds to me like you have too little positive caster. That's where you should be focusing your efforts.

[wayoflife]

I just looked at your profile and see that you have a ram assist. That won't help you on the highway any either.

[Dean454]

So a front alignment should help

[wayoflife]

So a front alignment should help

Not exactly - more positive caster will help BUT, that comes with a double edge sword. Too much positive caster will lead to drive line vibrations. You need to get to at least factory caster which is about +4°. BUT, even at that, you may still have flighty handling due to your ram assist.

Either way, this is something you should do yourself. Taking your jeep into a shop will just be a waste of money.