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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: opus on May 14, 2012, 04:45:22 PM
Driving down these horrible washboard gravel roads, I get a bit of L to R play in the steering wheel. I can hear it in the steering box. I've checked tie rods, king pins, so on and so forth. I have adjusted many steering gear boxes, its just been so long, I dont remember the details, but for the obvious. Not sure this exactly the fix, but its all I can think of.
Enlighten me......
It all depends on your steering box--some you can adjust the free-play, others you can't.
You need to identify your bus and steering box to get an answer
The 1995 Blue Birds were terrible about steering I forgot how many recalls they had but it was several they were so bad and the Q was the worst depending on the chassis most had the ZF 8018 steering it's been a long time but I don't think the ZF 8018 had a adjustment
good luck
<------------- 1995 Blue Bird All American. I cant tell you the make of the box though. Got a picture though. :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-um_89I9J_c8/T7GmSVF8UsI/AAAAAAAAEw0/YDgCvA8j3e8/s512/IMAG0319.jpg)
Looks to me that the nut in the middle with a screw coming out the middle is the adjustment. Make sure the steering wheel is centered, then after tightening, make sure you can turn the wheel lock to lock. But-still find out for sure about the adjustment screw. Good Luck, TomC