So I am tearing the front suspension apart last night in my manual steering GMC project, and I decided it would be a good idea to inspect the box.
Recall that I drove this truck for almost a year before taking it off the road and never felt any play in the wheel at all. None.
The steering was set up nearly full lock left. I had about half of a turn of the steering wheel of dead space. I panicked a bit, but then thought about it and centered the wheel. Absolutely zero free play here on-center. The box acts perfectly.
What is going on near full lock?
Do I care?
