Hi Bad66,
The box wasn't touched in the past five years. It handled
okay before the front end rebuild and new wheels.
Thanks,
Dennis
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Dennis,
What if the gearbox had been tightened before to compensate for the worn
out steering, then when you put on nice new stuff the gearbox is too
tight??? Just thinking out loud here.
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The alignment guy has more than 25 years experience and
seems to know his stuff. No work was done on the column or
box and it handled fine before.
We did space original size 14x5 wheels out an inch.
Thanks,
Dennis
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Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 4:42 AM
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Before I forget! Did they adjust the play in the steering box with the
suspension in the air? If not then you will also have the centering
problem
and the steering will be stickey!
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My 65 Malibu also wandered and found that the top end of the coupling
that
fits onto the steering shaft had come loose over the years and caused
play
on the steering.
Remember it is pressed on and then flanged. I welded mine to the
steering
shaft, end of problem!
Johann
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Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 6:32 AM
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Did you check that coupling at the bottom of the steering column shaft?
Larry
[email protected] wrote:
Is there a front-end expert in the house?
My ’65 Malibu with power steering wanders, the steering wheel does not
return to center after turning, and it is unstable on curves.
This is right after a front end rebuild (Moog parts) and disc brake
installation (from True Connections) and new 14x5 steel wheels (Wheel
Smith) with one inch less backspace than stock to clear the new brakes.
Before all this, it was 100,000 mile loose, but normal.
I figured the alignment guy used too much negative caster but that
turned out not to be the case. 1964 to 1967 Chevelle caster specs are
zero to minus 1.5 degrees with minus .5 recommended for mine. It is now
at positive .7 and still wanders.
Does anyone know what I am missing? Can two inch wider track cause this
problem?
Thanks,
Dennis McGillis
1965 Malibu SS-350
