Thanks Joe, I put it up on jack stands today and got all the weight off the front suspension. Made sure I didn't miss any zerk fittings on the kingpins and tried turnig full right and then full left. Can turn from full left to full right with one finger, turning full right to full left takes considerable more effort ( four fingers and a thumb). I also managed to get the plug out of the top of the manual steering box and didn't see any lubricant at all. Do you know what viscosity oil should be in the box and how full it should be ? Thanks for all the help from everybody.
Mike