STEERING WHEEL FREE PLAY ON SJ413

[basil]

Mine is about one and a half inch free play on the straight ahead position....more on full lock of course
is this about right
jim

[turbo-tom]

You can get slight adjustment ontop of the box With the little grub screw just slacken the nut of first

[donkeychomp]

Yes you can adjust it a bit but they are all like that!

[twiss]

Have a look at the steering rag joint... get a friend to turn the steering while you look at it

[basil]

What and where is the Rag joint ????? i might know this under a different name ????
jim

[Anton]

The rag joint is a bit of rubbery material in the steering column designed to reduce the amount of vibration from the wheels that gets to your steering wheel. Your steering wheel is bolted to one side of it, then your steering box is bolted to the other side but rotated 90 degrees.

Essentially it's a flat disc in your steering that acts a bit like a bushing for your steering wheel.



That pic is from a 'merican zook, ignore the fact that the steering is on the wrong side of the vehicle.

[ScottieJ]

If your rag joint isn't in very good health you can buy a poly one for a classic VW beetle, they are the same size

[twiss]

Or you could buy a standard one from Suzuki
For the low price of only £1,000,000 +vat

[basil]

The rag joint is a bit of rubbery material in the steering column designed to reduce the amount of vibration from the wheels that gets to your steering wheel. Your steering wheel is bolted to one side of it, then your steering box is bolted to the other side but rotated 90 degrees.

Essentially it's a flat disc in your steering that acts a bit like a bushing for your steering wheel.



That pic is from a 'merican zook, ignore the fact that the steering is on the wrong side of the vehicle.

Okay had an idea it might be the flexible bit on the steering
thanks
jim