Cenerting Steering Wheel

[Greenleaf]

Anyone try this... ... removing (grinding) the blind spline from the hub of the wheel? I concieved this notion from the bluebird bus applications which have NO blind spline.



I found this very helpful (and easy to do) when installing a new steering coupler and or other taskes that will disrupt the centering of the wheel.



Maybe it's just me but I cannot tolerate a steering wheel out of center.

 

["Mad Max"]

I'm with you man. When the truck drives straight, then I set the wheel position. Most alignment shops will make the wheel straight then try to align the front end to match - heck with that, and it never really is centered. Drives me crazy too.

- M2

 

[btoscano]

I'm not sure what blind spline you are referring to?



After I installed the Borgeson shaft I noticed my steering wheel was about 45 degrees off. But I also knew that my wheel had been pulled in the past - the 3 screws that hold the horn to the wheel were gone & the threads in the wheel for the puller were abused. I moved the wheel 3 splines and its all good, and turning lock to lock from center is just fine.



I think I put it back the way it was supposed to be!



When I worked on Mercedes, the steering box has a centering pin and basically you lock the box center, move the wheel to center in case some ding bat has moved it, and then do the alignment.



Regards,

 

[Greenleaf]

I'm not sure what blind spline you are referring to?/QUOTE]



The splines inside of the stering wheel hub. One is a blind spline that is like, twice as thick/wide as the others. I grind it out along with a couple on each side and then center the wheel myself as opposed to the more costly/difficult options.



If I recall there is that clock spring in the later model truck that "may" have to be centered????? I simply don't recall what or how I dlet with that. I just centered my 90 this past week. No clock spring... no nothing.

 

[JLEONARD]

Scott,

That is called a "filled in tooth".

The mating spline has a "missing tooth".

When the vehicle was built, they matched up and the wheel was straight... within about 2 deg either way.



So with a 36 tooth spline and no filled in tooth you could index the wheel in 10 degree increments.



Jay

 

[Bob4x4]

Anyone try this... ... removing (grinding) the blind spline from the hub of the wheel? I concieved this notion from the bluebird bus applications which have NO blind spline.



I found this very helpful (and easy to do) when installing a new steering coupler and or other taskes that will disrupt the centering of the wheel.



Maybe it's just me but I cannot tolerate a steering wheel out of center.

I used to have to do that back in the day when they were still under warranty..... it still works today. The 4x4's do not have a master spline from what I remember.



Bob

 

[tugboatphil]

So with a 36 tooth spline and no filled in tooth you could index the wheel in 10 degree increments.

Jay,



It took me about 20 minutes after I read this to put together a circle being 360 degrees and the 36 tooth, 10 degree increment remark. Please don't make me do math again?!



My head hurts, I think I'll take a nap. (as he drifts off to sleep... . Train A leaves Chicago heading east at 60 mph. Train B leaves New York heading west... . )

 

[1stgen4evr]

(Train A leaves Chicago heading east at 60 mph. Train B leaves New York heading west... . ) at wot driven by Casey Jones and they met at a closing speed of 121 mph. How far did it drive the throttle through his kister when they collided. And didn't that happen somewhere near where you live?



Actually I weigh in on take the truck to a RELIABLE front end shop. I have the luxury of doing that. Now I realize that there are a lot of places where that doesn't exist. So, if the lock to lock turn radius is ok and the truck doesn't pull either way, whats' to hurt.



James