turning the wheel

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dckerns

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Location

jamestown,ky

• May 12, 2012

• #1

ive put over the knuckle sterring on my jeep.the problem im having ,is i can go to the left like i want ,but i can barly go to the right with the wheels cut hard as it will go.whats the best way to get both wheels to turn the same,and lined up.?

 

VAhasnoWAVES

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Location

Lake City, Mi

• May 12, 2012

• #2

first post? welcome.



is something contacting?

your first and cheapest solution should be to get someone in the car and have them turn the wheel, while you lay under it and try to identify the specific problem. "my wheel wont turn! " is a pretty vague problem to have.

 

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dckerns

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Location

jamestown,ky

• May 12, 2012

• #3

i guess the best way to desribe it is the pit arm and everything is turning,incluging the sterring wheel ,it just dont cut or turn as far as turning to the left,about a third as much to the right.

 

souske

NAXJA Forum User

Location

The land of competition

• May 12, 2012

• #4

Did you remove the pitman arm when you added the new steering?

 

Vanimal

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Location

escondido, ca

• May 12, 2012

• #5

did the steering wheel make a revolution when the steering links werent connected? the steering gearbox can only make so many revolutions before it stops, so if it was one revolution off when you bolted everything on, it will only turn so far in one direction, but all the way to the steering stops in the other direction

 

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dckerns

NAXJA Forum User

Location

jamestown,ky

• May 12, 2012

• #6

the pit arm was put back in orgnial position,stering wheel was same as orginal,the only thing that was changed was the arms,thought the hyms could adjust it out.the tie rod and pitman surly all three could adjust enough to get me turning.

 

souske

NAXJA Forum User

Location

The land of competition

• May 12, 2012

• #7

Did you go crossover? Inverted Y? Inverted T?
Just post a pic

 

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WB9YZU

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Madison, WI

• May 12, 2012

• #8

We all assume he knows what he's doing and aligned it afterwards, right?

Since he changed the steering setup, the most logical reason why he can't turn as far one way as the other is that either the pitman arm has been replaced in a different orientation and it is not pointed rearward when the steering is centered, or that the draglink needs adjustment.

 

souske

NAXJA Forum User

Location

The land of competition

• May 12, 2012

• #9

Just figured seeing the new setup would make it easier to offer specific direction.