I believe that's OK. There may be an adjustment in the service manual, but there should be a couple showing because it has to move. If it was too tight it would bind up.

On mine, the threads on the socket were stripped, so it needed to be replaced. That's a possibility on yours as well.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
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