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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 | it there a way to tighen up the gear box on my 65 chevy c-10. It has a lot of play.
why does it always happen to me??
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Grab the shaft on top where it comes out of the box & see if it has any side play. If not Put the wheels straight ahead & loosen the lock nut on the adjustment screw on top of the box. Turn the adjustment screw down till the play is gone. Tighten the lock nut & turn the steering back & forth & check for binding. The adjustment screw may be frosen in the cover & you may have to put some penetrant on it & get creative. If the play is excessive & you really want to get it right you need to pull the gear & rebuild it. They are not hard to do on this model.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,877 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,877 |
Wrenchbender,
does this information only apply to the manual steering trucks? Is it different on the power steering equipped trucks?
-W
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Wrenchbender,
does this information only apply to the manual steering trucks? Is it different on the power steering equipped trucks?
-W Yes the power steering is different. They generally don,t need adjusting but sometimes you can tighten down the adjustment on top 1/4 turn or so. If you go to far it will give you a weird high spot feeling.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
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