Re: Dave's weird steering:

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 19:36
Subject: Dave's weird steering:


> Dave,
> In order of appearance, my votes are the following:
>
> 1) Normal.  The pump is pumping and the engine is quiet enough for you to
> hear it.  Unless it doesn't turn or groans loudly, it's working...
>
> >There is a hissing sound when turning the wheel at slow speeds or at a
> >full stop (e.g. 3-point turn).  I'm guessing that would be a pump issue,
> >if it's a problem at all?
>

I concur with joel on that one... normal P/S noise when it's working
correctly... kind of like the noise you hear when a backhoe is operating? IE
hydraulics?

> 2) Loose belt.  If the vibration is on the order of a couple/few times per
> second then it's a loose belt and the pulley may be slipping but not
> squealing.  As for why turning only right, I can't explain that.
>
> >When turning the wheel right there's a funky kind of vibration.  Only
> >happens when turning right, and only intermittently.  I don't think it
> >has ever happened when turning left.  Definitely not since putting the
> >cotter pins in the tie rod and drag link connecting nuts.
>

I also vote to check the tightness of the belts.

> 3) If you put the steering box in the inside of the frame on the right
> side, did you use the stock drag link?  If so, then it's about 3" too long
> (or the width of the frame rail or thereabouts).  This would explain the
> initial misalignment.  The continuing/continual/alternating problem is a
> sign of something loose.  Spline on the input to the PS box is common,
> there are two different sizes (mine did this too), I made a shim for mine
> (brass, and not standard practice), get a rag joint that fits and put that
> one in, if that's the issue.  Otherwise it could be loose ball joints,
> U-bolts, wheel bearings, box mounting, frame flex/crush (was the passenger
> slide sleeved internally before mounting the box?, the driver's side of
the
> frame is sleeved from the factory).

I assumed that since his was a right hand drive, IH would have sleeved that
side, is this not the case?

>It could also be the drag link bending
> and straightening (doubtful, but possible), or a loose steering wheel
(easy
> to check, but hard to repair if the steering shaft splines inside are
> wasted).
>
> >After my alignment, straight ahead on the wheel was slightly left of
> >center.  A few days later it was right of center.  Then it was center,
> >now it's going slightly left of center.  Any ideas?
>
>
> You're welcome, just food for thought...
> JoelB
>
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Dave
>

That last part about the steering wheel alignment worries me... I'd try to
figure that out right away, I vote for the steering box splines in the
input, I'm going to assume that could mean the splines are all messed up
now?  (credit goes to Joel, because I would never have thought of that one).
Look really closely at all your steering linkage stuff etc and especially at
that input...

-Ryan