Thread: RR - power steering weight adjustment ?

Are you sure it isn't just normal? One of the signs that the classic rangie steering boxes were wearing out is that the steering gets lighter and lighter as it gets more worn.

With a new box you would be back to the beginning. Also you can adjust the box with the allen bolt and lock nut on the top. May just be that it is adjusted to tight. Depends who set it up (if anyone) to start with.

Yeah loosen the adjusting nut or it will wear out quicker.

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Ever since the new steering box was fitted the Rangie seems a lot heavier to steer.

I have heard that there is a fairly simple adjustment that can be made to change the steering weight (ie to make it a bit lighter / easier).

Can anyone shed light on this ?

mate ive had all sorts of probs with mine i think its more to d with the pressure of the power steer pump i put 33x12.5x15 on and the steer was same then a week or so later it got tight so i pulled out the filter in the power steer res and flushed it out now the steer is good as long as the revs are up off idle hav fun sortin it it took me a while to work out wat was wrong with mine keep us posted im keen to here wat u find

cheers

chris

I might be wrong...but here's what I think!

A lot of the weight in the steering comes from the shimming of the pin in the top of the swivel housing. According to the manual I think it should have 3lb of inertia when the wheel is off and everything disconnected. (this is easily checked with a fish weigher). When you put on bigger tyres you should remove some shims to give it a greater weight against inertia.

I know with my 35" ET's I have it set at 10lb which gives you a good feel and stops any shimmying.

So is that all clear as mud!

check your tyre pressures.......
and then make sure the belt for the pump isnt loose......

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I have the opposite, my steering is quite light, how do I make it a bit heavier?

Originally Posted by downundersteve

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I have the opposite, my steering is quite light, how do I make it a bit heavier?

let some pressure out of the tyres

Originally Posted by rangieman

let some pressure out of the tyres

38psi last time I checked, is that too much?