Waisted steering box fix..?

[Glider]

M steering box has way to much play & it has been screwed down to its bottom & now I've removed the down going shaft to see if it's possible to either cut or grind off a wee bit somewhere to make it go deeper.
But I can't see how...
Has anyone here done it & made it good? & if so; what's the secret & how is it done?

Seriously hoping for help!

 

[Toolmanmike]

M steering box has way to much play & it has been screwed down to its bottom & now I've removed the down going shaft to see if it's possible to either cut or grind off a wee bit somewhere to make it go deeper.
But I can't see how...
Has anyone here done it & made it good? & if so; what's the secret & how is it done?

Seriously hoping for help!

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I wouldn't recommend any grinding. If you are sure it's in the gear you could have it rebuilt or start a want ad for a good used one. Often loose steering is caused by a bad steering coupler or steering linkage.

 

[CBODY67]

In MY experiences, the "slack" is NOT in the "top side" adjustment, but in the adjustment on the INPUT side of the box, where the steering input is received from the steering column. THAT adjustment is seemingly unknown to many, but is there.

If when you turn the steering wheel, before the wheels turn sideways, you will probably notice that input shaft moves IN AND OUT, THAT is probably where your slack is as that slack happens before any steering linkage starts to move. There is a spec for that clearance, but that is also where wear happens, too. Not an easy wrench-type adjustment, but it takes a special spanner wrench to do it. Maybe even off of the car, too?

At THIS point in time, though, your existing gearbox needs to be rebuilt/remanufactured to replace all worn parts or upgraded to a newer version of a Chrysler Corp steering gear.

As mentioned, the steering coupler also wears with time. Kits to rebuild them exist or possibly new units, too.

In SO many cases, people focus on that "top side" adjustment as the only place to twist on. Without looking further for other places where "slack" can exist, unfortunately.

Regards,
CBODY67

 

[413]

Here we go again, these early forward look cars are different.

this car with astrodome dash doesn't have the "steering coupler" most are accustomed to, it has a different rubber sleeve the steering shaft mounts in. That can wear and cause play.

Now the steering box mounts behind the front axle centerline and the pitman arm points forward so the internal parts are backwards from the more common mid 60's and newer steering boxes. Swapping to something else is difficult.

 

[Glider]

Earlier I tried o take the whole complete box apart but the top part is dificult to say the least...
So I was hoping there might be some way to fix it rather easy. I know rockauto have rebuilt ones but the cost for me to ship my old one & get theirs to here would be astronomic as I live in Sweden & I can't say 55-56 MoPar are comon on our scrapyards...
For those who wonder I'll show you diagram & my box: