'Loose' Steering

[Saner]

Have done a search but not sure a what i'm looking for!

The steering in my SJ seems loose, in taht you can be going along in a straight line yet turn teh wheel left to right quite a bit before you actually effect the direction.

It has always been like this, and I don't remember what my other SJ was like so my question is, is it normal, a characteristic you might say, so is tehre a know problem / fix?

[twiss]

You can sometimes get away with tightening the steering box... theres a bolt on it that you do up to tighten it but I'm not sure which one it is...

It's also worth having a look at the condition of the rag joint at the bottom end of the steering column, and checking your track/tie rod ends for play...

[Saner]

Thanks Twiss,

Tie Rod ends are okay so i will look at teh other areas you mention.

[twiss]

When my steering was sloppy it turned out it was the rag joint that was fubar

[ScottieJ]

have a look here for the steering box adjustment http://www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk/phpBB3/ph ... =15&t=3310" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[turbo-tom]

You can sometimes get away with tightening the steering box... theres a bolt on it that you do up to tighten it but I'm not sure which one it is...

It's also worth having a look at the condition of the rag joint at the bottom end of the steering column, and checking your track/tie rod ends for play...

its the screw (slot head) , with the nut in it , because when i picked up my new sj the steering you could do 3/4 of a turn of the wheel and the wheels didnt move atal so i had to tighten it up on the side of the road to get it home

[Saner]

That sounds akin to mine, will have to see if I can work on it tomorrow! Nights aren't long enough for me anymore after work.