bannerd

I went to align my steering wheel and the thread I posted before someone said just pop the steering wheel off and put it on straight.

I sort of have a issue here... there is a key way on the shaft and the steering wheel meaning it can only go on one way.

There is only one way you can put the borg shaft on the gearbox so that is staying where it is. Do I just grind out the key way inside the steering wheel? How does everyone else do it?

diesel402004

Not sure, exactly, what's up? When I put my borg on (aligning the set screw to fit the keyway on the steering box shaft), I then popped off my steering wheel and moved it the corresponding amount to have straight wheel spokes. There was no limit on the wheel shaft?

thrashingcows

I din't know how others do it, but yeah there is a master spline and the wheel only goes on one way. I think the proper way to align things is with the steering box, and front end alignment.

NJTman

I'm telling you guys this ...... as I had it in both my 93 and my current 92...


NEITHER truck had a flat spot, nor keyway.

Both trucks steering wheels were aligned by removing the nut, pulling the steering wheel with a puller, repositioning it back down whereever I wanted it to go, and replacing the nut.


What year trucks do you guys have ?????

maybe368

What he said ^^^^^^^^^^^...Mark

thrashingcows

My column in the crewcab is from a Non-IC 89. I also have another spare column from an early 91...same thing...both have a master spline.

NE frmhnd

We have the Saginaw columns, they have the newer columns.

Jim Lane

My 1991 also has a master spline, they started to installed them in vehicles with air bags that required clocksprings.

The reason was to prevent someone from repositioning the steering wheel in an attempt to correct the product of an alignment problem and damaging the clockspring by over winding it.

The correct way to correct the steering wheel is after the alignment is complete, lock the steering wheel straight ahead and then readjust each wheel toe In / toe Out at the tie rod in align with the rear and straight ahead.

But this will only work on vehicles with absolutly stock, well maintained suspension at factory ride height, any deviation from stock changes the alignment and although the alignment can be corrected, the steering wheel cannot.

I am going to remove 1 or 2 splines
using my 4" grinder to straighten mine.
Just go slow and easy.

Jim

Bg enemy

You can't straighten the steering wheel by adjusting the toe the adjustment on our trucks does not allow it you haft to turn each tire twords what ever direction the steering wheel is pointing that is done with a adjusting sleeve on each wheel not the solid bar that's on ours the newer models have an adjusting sleeve right off the gear box that straightens the steering wheel while the outher sleeve is for the toe my truck is a 92 w 250 and it doesn't have a master spline in the steering colum if its a d truck it might have a master spline due to you can straighten the steering wheel due to the fact it has a adjusting sleeve for each tire so you can turn the tires the same direction on the 4x4 you can't the tires move out wards at the front of the tires and twords each outher at the back of the tires or vice versa depending on wich way you turn the bar

sooty

if this helps, mines at a 45* angle, going straight, allowing view of lower gauges

bannerd

I'm going to take my dremel and remove the key way. I was going to take it to the alignment shop yet the truck goes down the road perfectly and there is no wear on the tires.

sooty: Mine is the same way, ha!

I talked to Harvey from redhead and you don't want to turn the gearbox to adjust it. When they arrive they arrive at dead center anything +/- affects steering radius. I don't want to mess around with that at all. The truck turns on a dime and is very smooth right now.

oliver foster

My white crew has the wheel about "three hours" on a clock off due to the 6 inch lift kit.
I was going to pull the steering wheel and re-clock it.
My '85 has the earlier style with the key-away... so no luck.
I was thinking if I went to crossover steering I should be able to fix it.

NJTman

I believe Summit sells an adjustable drag link for you guys with the keyway'd steering columns....

oliver foster

That is a good option, NJTman.
I am going to wait, as I want to check out Crossover steering to help deal with the bump steer I have.
Then I could use the adjustable rod in the kit to straighten out the steering wheel.