4.7 STEERING ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENT
The steering allowance should never be excessive if
driving is not to be impaired.
Check that the movement is not caused by loose link-
age nuts and tighten all the nuts of the tie-rods and
ball joints.
If the movement is due to the ring gear / pinion cou-
pling, it will be necessary to adjust the arrangement of
the set of blocks between the ring gear and the frame.
Release the spring
(1)
and lift the steering column
(2)
enough to be able to draw out the pinion
(3)
.
Undo the nut
(4)
and take out the whole ring gear
shaft
(5)
without dismantling the tie-rod
(6)
.
Take away one or both of the blocks
(7)
under the ring
gear depending on the amount of free play to be
reduced.
Reassemble the pinion and the ring gear shaft, lining
up the two reference points (
➜
-
) punched on
them, and making sure that the notch
(8)
on the frame
slots into one of the housings in the bush.
Put the whole assembly back together and fully tight-
en the nut
(4)
.
If the movement is still there after having removed all
the spacers, check and, if necessary, replace the ring
gear/pinion unit [see 6.3], or look for other possible
causes.
Tightening torque
4
Nut for Ring gear ............................. 45 ÷ 50 Nm
3/2002
1
4
8
7
5
3
5
6
2
1
4
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