Steering advice - maybe broke something?

VeruGE*144

VeruGE*144

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Steering advise - maybe broke something?

185 ft/lbs is correct.

225 for/lbs is for the PSC XDII Box


I would do what Eddie said first, before pulling anything of.


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boardsurfer

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Well, here is what I can see.

The frame side track bar bracket is solid. The axle side looks good as well. No signs of movement there.

Tie rod is straight aside from the textbook Synergy flop.

Here is the sector shaft:
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Maybe I can bust out the pressure washer to get a clean look, but I dont see any twisting in the splines there.

The only thing that looks a little off is a bit of a bend in the drag link. This is an Evo flip kit, but I dont recall if this is normal:
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I also looked at the linkage between the steering box and the firewall. Everything there looks ok. No bending or twisting that I can see. I had the wife crank the wheel around and that all looks solid. :idontknow:
 
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zimm said:
Random thought- if you have hydraulic ram assist and somehow break a sector shaft, you'd still have steering right?
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I was thinking about this yesterday as well. I don't see why you wouldn't, fluid is still moving to the ram.

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wayoflife

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boardsurfer said:
Well, here is what I can see.

The frame side track bar bracket is solid. The axle side looks good as well. No signs of movement there.

I also looked at the linkage between the steering box and the firewall. Everything there looks ok. No bending or twisting that I can see. I had the wife crank the wheel around and that all looks solid. :idontknow:
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At a glance, your sector shaft looks okay to me. Typically, a steering wheel being off after a hard hit is caused by something that is bent. If all really is okay, could be your drag link turn buckle just rotated. Hard to say for sure.
 
wayoflife

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zimm said:
Random thought- if you have hydraulic ram assist and somehow break a sector shaft, you'd still have steering right?
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You will have "some" steering - maybe like 10% of what you would normally have but it is something and enough to move you around... a bit. Ask me how I know. :rolleyes2:
 
zimm

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wayoflife said:
You will have "some" steering - maybe like 10% of what you would normally have but it is something and enough to move you around... a bit. Ask me how I know. :rolleyes2:
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Good to know. We manually steered a JK 2 miles up Kane Creek, Moab at night with a broken sector shaft. Going up hamburger hill in the dark with no steering SUCKED. Luckily someone in Moab had an XD box in stock. I was hoping that won't happen to me in the future.
 
boardsurfer

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wayoflife said:
At a glance, your sector shaft looks okay to me. Typically, a steering wheel being off after a hard hit is caused by something that is bent. If all really is okay, could be your drag link turn buckle just rotated. Hard to say for sure.
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A couple weeks ago I installed an evo level kit on my wifes Jeep. It just occurred to me that when I centered her steering wheel, the turnbuckle was easily rotated by hand. Mine on the other hand required a big pair of channel lock pliers to get it to move. Maybe those threads in there are chewed up after all.
 
BaddestCross

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boardsurfer said:
A couple weeks ago I installed an evo level kit on my wifes Jeep. It just occurred to me that when I centered her steering wheel, the turnbuckle was easily rotated by hand. Mine on the other hand required a big pair of channel lock pliers to get it to move. Maybe those threads in there are chewed up after all.
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Like I said in the beginning of this thread, make sure that the bolts that tighten it down are positioned like so...
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Otherwise it will come loose and your steering wheel will turn off center.

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Slimebones

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I feel your pain Jake. Very frustrating to not be able to put a finger on something. When it comes to mechanical things, there should be an explanation to everything. I went through this mindfuck just as you are doing and never did find something that definitely explained it. Really hard to believe that those threads on the adjuster could slip like that if the clamp is properly tightened.

Did you ever hear back from Aermotor on what he found wrong with his?
 
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Slimebones

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In your first post here you said the adjuster turned easily but in post #34 you mentioned you needed a big pair of channel locks to get it to turn. What gives here? Are we missing something?
 
boardsurfer

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aTX427 said:
So how do the threads look?


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Didnt get a chance to open it up. You know, honey-do's and all. If I get it apart and the threads are chewed up, I fear I wont get it back together.

Slimebones said:
In your first post here you said the adjuster turned easily but in post #34 you mentioned you needed a big pair of channel locks to get it to turn. What gives here? Are we missing something?
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I only said that I adjusted it with tools, i.e. socket and channel locks. ;)

My wife's Jeep has the one that turns easily.
 
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