Re: CJ power steering question

Jul 31, 2003 1 Replies

Does it have a tilt column? I had excess play in the steering and had my tilt column rebuilt and it improved. There's a plastic bushing at the tilt joint that tends to wear out.



Jay


After way too much money spent on my 1982 CJ's front end, it still doesn't
> steer like my previous CJ did. All the steering linkages are tight, and the
> power steering box is rebuilt.. When I start to turn the steering wheel,
> there is no slop, but instead of instantly turning, I have to turn the
> steering wheel farther before the vehicle starts turning. My previous CJ,
> any movement of the steering wheel caused the vehicle to turn. Any ideas?
> Would a weak power steering pump cause this?
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No. I was lucky, my previous CJ that did have a tilt column had zero play.

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