How do you tighten up these areas in the steering?

sflem849 · Jun 19, 2012

Here are a couple spots that need major attention in the steering on my WD-9. Any thoughts on how to tighten them up?

Wardner · Jun 19, 2012

Don't know what you have for reamers but you could measure the bores with a digital caliper and find something reasonable on eBay. While you are there, get some brass bushings. Go to a long established spring shop and get some hardened pins that you can modify. Those pins will be drilled for grease fittings. Maybe get the bushings too.

You will have to determine all the measurements but you should start with the pins and work from there.

Or you could remove the Pitman arm, drag link, tie rod, and lever and give them to machinist. He will figure it out and do the work. A spring guy might work as well but it seems like most are into BFH's and torches. Not much precision or care with those guys.

Brownie 450 · Jun 20, 2012

Check the pin for out-of-round. Looks like the wear is mostly in the drag link. Might be able to lay some brazing in the link & have a machine shop bore it to size.

sflem849 · Jun 20, 2012

The draglink and the block that connects it to the lever/arm off the steering box seem to be the two worst areas.

I wasn't sure if you could use a standard bushing on the steering. I will probably end up taking it to a machine shop. I do not have my mill set up yet and I need to learn how to use it first. The second part I am not afraid of, but it takes time and patience.

I have a line on a couple draglinks because mine is kind of trashed. Hopefully those pan out and then are not as worn out as this one.

How do you tighten up these areas in the steering?

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