Hello All, I have a steering box from a 78 F150 4x4 and I swapped in the worm gear assembly from a 2wd box per the WCB Rockcrawler instructions. Just did a straight swap no seals were changed. After the swap the input shaft will not turn.
Worm assy was moving freely before sector shaft install. I noticed while the sector shaft was out the adjusting screw was loose, which I’m guessing it should be. Sector shaft installed easily until the last 1/4-3/8” so I used the 2 bolts to get it in the rest of the way. I turned each bolt about a 1/4 turn at a time and went in easily except maybe the last complete turn of each bolt required more torque. I have NOT torqued the sector shaft bolts to spec, just snug.
I then popped the adjusting nut loose without much trouble, but the adjusting screw itself was hard to get loose. I had to use a large flathead and channel locks on the handle just to get it loose.
Should I pull the sector shaft back out an inch or so and back out the adjusting screw? Really didn’t want to mess with that screw but it’s probably difficult to avoid with this swap. Any tips appreciated thanks.
Tag in pics is from worm gear donor box
Worm assy was moving freely before sector shaft install. I noticed while the sector shaft was out the adjusting screw was loose, which I’m guessing it should be. Sector shaft installed easily until the last 1/4-3/8” so I used the 2 bolts to get it in the rest of the way. I turned each bolt about a 1/4 turn at a time and went in easily except maybe the last complete turn of each bolt required more torque. I have NOT torqued the sector shaft bolts to spec, just snug.
I then popped the adjusting nut loose without much trouble, but the adjusting screw itself was hard to get loose. I had to use a large flathead and channel locks on the handle just to get it loose.
Should I pull the sector shaft back out an inch or so and back out the adjusting screw? Really didn’t want to mess with that screw but it’s probably difficult to avoid with this swap. Any tips appreciated thanks.
Tag in pics is from worm gear donor box