Is there a way to adjust out all the freeplay in my steering wheel without removing the (manual) steering gearbox? I really don't want to have to try and separate the pitman arm from the center link (or tear apart my entire steering column).

 

Yes, check the mazspeed website facts section

www.mazspeed.com

You might take a quick look at the status of your idler arm bushing as well, they get fried fast from exhaust proximity and contribute to free play.

 

i once stumbled across a site that told how to do this,and it had picures.
i had to do it to my 84 gs.

 

heres one link,im still trying to find the other one.

here

 

SilverRocket

Hey man, thanks for the great link! If I can't follow those instructions then I shouldn't be allowed under the hood at all.

 

No problem man, enjoy your tight steering

 

Yeah that big nut on top of the steering box will make it really tight I just rebuilt my steering box

 

Nobody has a page for adjusting the power box... all I ever find is "a new one is $1300 so it's best to just leave it alone since you can ruin it" Well gee. For that matter a new engine is about $5000 (all new parts) so i guess you shouldn't mess with ignition timing because you can ruin your engine that way, eh?

 

Yeah but in most cases you probably shouldn't lol.

 

has anyone seen the page i was talking about???
it showas a couple illustrations
i remember i stumbled across is at a friends so i have no clue what i was looking for,
it was the best and easiest description i ever seen.

 

yeah there's plenty of how-to's out there on the steering wheel fix

 

I think you refering to the bob rx-7 writeup

 

can you link it mike p?
i think i wanna link it to my web page