During our initial wrench-turning on P/2334, we noticed a significant amount of toe in. It will be a while before alignment, but we wanted to make some small adjustments to toe, just to make the chassis easier to roll around the shop during drivetrain installation.
As we started to turn the tie rods to adjust toe, we realized we turned the passenger side a bunch and, at the same time, we ran out of turns on the driver's side. We double-checked that the steering wheel was centered. I turned the wheel lock to lock and verified that this rack is only two turns lock to lock. So yes, the steering wheel was centered.
Since we can't get enough adjustment to get the driver's side visually near zero and since we're out of tie rod, I assume the steering rack was not centered before installing the column/steering shaft.
I've notified Edland about this and expect that they'll provide feedback to Hi-Tech for future installs. I'm also waiting for instructions on how to remove the steering shaft and re-center the rack.
Just FYI for those in this phase of assembly. If you have any thoughts about our logic, I'd like them.
Edland has been very responsive to all of my questions during the order and delivery. Travis and Mitch are good guys and I'm sure they will respond quickly and thoroughly.
As we started to turn the tie rods to adjust toe, we realized we turned the passenger side a bunch and, at the same time, we ran out of turns on the driver's side. We double-checked that the steering wheel was centered. I turned the wheel lock to lock and verified that this rack is only two turns lock to lock. So yes, the steering wheel was centered.
Since we can't get enough adjustment to get the driver's side visually near zero and since we're out of tie rod, I assume the steering rack was not centered before installing the column/steering shaft.
I've notified Edland about this and expect that they'll provide feedback to Hi-Tech for future installs. I'm also waiting for instructions on how to remove the steering shaft and re-center the rack.
Just FYI for those in this phase of assembly. If you have any thoughts about our logic, I'd like them.
Edland has been very responsive to all of my questions during the order and delivery. Travis and Mitch are good guys and I'm sure they will respond quickly and thoroughly.