steering box help!

[breedy]

g'day everyone,hope you can help with some info,bought my 94 sierra project 6 months ago & finally have it at the mechanics for roadworthy & discovered steering box is warn out,chick i bought it off said it had been renewed only a few months before i purchased it,(it was black &shiny & stuck out like dogs ...)anyway is this common,havent been able to find any threads about warn out ones,must say it wandered alot over the road on the drive to mechanics,any info appreciated,cheers

[DrCarlo]

Define worn out?

My one has a bit of play in it.. but its nothing major and even on the freeway it drives nicely.

[La Fonda]

well really i have nothing to say vept.. mines the same. stoopid dumbass mechenic brother won't belive me so won't look at it.. but mechnic dude who aligned it today says is definelty an issue

[christover1]

I had a new/reco steering box wear out real quick, too.
But I've had them last ages, as well.
I assume adjustment has already been looked at?
I filled mine with 50% grease and 50% gear oil
It lasted much longer and leaked less.

christover

[tuffsierra]

i ve had 5 zooks and never had a problem just ajusted it and the play was gone pay to check other steering components to just in case

[breedy]

adjustments been wound up & has about 20mm play where pitman arm attaches,have been to local power steering joint in cairns and they reckon about $250 to reco if it isn't stuffed,local suziworks want $225 for a leaky second hand one,bit steep i thought,will get it recoed & see how that goes,havent driven a suzuki before so i don't know what they handle like.

[mike]

Hey Breedy have you tried the local wreckers for a s/h one?
I use these guys a fair bit.
Cairns Car wreckers
http://www.yellowpages.com.au/onlineSol ... bdcf&st=cs

[mike]

Or.....

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=66859

[Tim D]

I'm selling mine (trying ), mine was F*#ked, my brother (diesel fitter) helped me pull it apart, and we found a bearing had dissapeared like a fart in a fan factory, not really it was dead thow, we got a couple of new bearings and gave it a good clean out, and good as new. Seriously it's 100% better, only cost $30 to fix.

Be careful pulling it apart, remember how it goe's back together.