I just finished putting new kingpin bushings, tie rod ends, and drag link in my 56 half-ton. I centered the steering per the procedure in the manual but I think I might have goofed up somewhere.
I count the number of turns from full left stop to full right, then go back half that distance and that should be the center. Except when I do that, my wheels aren't centered. Is it possible I installed the pitman arm wrong or something else in the steering arm/tie rod system? I also notice that when driving, there's still some float going on though it's different than before I did this job. The thing that tells me that I might not have the sector gear centered is that when I come out of a turn, the wheel doesn't spin back on its own like it did before. It kind of hangs up there at the end and you have to bring it back manually.


1956 Chevy 3200