P30 Chassis Steering Wear
Wondering where to begin with my '84 P-30 chassis. I took it on its first trip this past weekend - 300 miles round trip. The new engine performed beautifully, but the rig needs some front end work. I ...
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BULLETLS1 wrote:
I have same chasis, I liked the option of airbags and I installed a system that you can inflate or deflate the airbags on the fly, MARVELOUS!, even comes with a dual needle gauge!
On the steering box, Ive read on this forum that you can get away the (very) cheapy way out, is to alighn the wheels straight with the sterring wheel turned 90° to either side. the center "tooth" on the gear wears out and creates a "hole" that sure can be adjusted, but the rest of the gear will be very tight!.
Also DONT buy "remanufactured", wears again pretty quick... only NEW.
Thanks. I haven't done much else in the way of diagnosis - other projects have gotten in the way.
I have an air ride suspension in the back so I have a big compressor and tank in the back. There's a line that runs up front for the air horns so I can tap into that to fill the bags. If I go that route....may get springs instead. I'm going on a trip in a couple of weeks that will take me past a TA truck stop where I can get it properly weighed.
