| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | The adjusting screw pointing toward the exhaust manifold needs to be tightened until the slack is eliminated, then turned slightly further until there is approximately a 10 inch/lb. increase in turning torque at the steering wheel nut as the box passes over the center point. That extra preload is probably what the "1/4 turn" bovine scatology from the seller is referring to. That is how all worm and sector steering gears are adjusted, regardless of the manufacturer. (At least since the first one I worked on in 1960 was done) It was on a 1949 Dodge. Jerry
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