Sloppy steering....

[gsone1]

Is there a way to take slop out of steering box on a 68 dart 270....Wheel has excess travel when going straight down the road...Thanks in advance to answers

 

[DesertRat]

Lots of threads, Try searching "steering coupler" in the appropriate forum for starters.
You might also think of having an alignment shop look it over.

 

[69conv]

Have you checked the idler arm yet? A little wear acts just like that. Jack up the front end and check for up and down slop. Good luck.

 

[AJ/FormS]

I think I counted over14 other things that can cause your issue. Are your sure it's the steering box that is the problem? But yes the box is adjustable.

 

[72bluNblu]

I'm with AJ. Slop in the wheel could be pretty much any part in the entire steering system. Or worse, a combination of the play in every component.

Has the suspension been rebuilt? When was the last time it got a new coupler, pitman, idler, and tie rod ends? If that stuff isn't new I would check all of it before I adjusted the steering box.

 

[AJ/FormS]

And even if the steering gear is 100% A-OK, two of the biggest offenders are worn tires/low tire pressures, and the toe setting.