Quietwater
New User
I finally got the bearing race out of the steering box and thanks for all your help. Now I'm ready to reassemble everything. Reading in the FO-20 manual it says,"If the end play of the wormshaft is not within the desired limits of 0.006-0.010, adjust the end play by varying the thickness of the shim stack between the steering shaft tube and the steering gear housing." How and where do you measure the endplay?
PS: There were 12 shims between the shaft tube and gear housing when I took it apart. That seems like a bit too much. There were five .005, five .010, and two .020.
PS: There were 12 shims between the shaft tube and gear housing when I took it apart. That seems like a bit too much. There were five .005, five .010, and two .020.