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rayfry

02-11-2019 @ 9:02 AM

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Is there a way to tighten up the steering on a 1949 Shoebox, the steering wheel has about a 1/4 turn of play in it. How can you check the fluid in the master cylinder if there is no access hole in the floor?

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02-11-2019 @ 11:42 AM

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You're steering is probably shot! Get a green repair manual from ebay or some supplier, it covers how to adjust. If someone replaced the floor pan without cutting a hole, you will have to cut one.........

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02-12-2019 @ 4:19 AM

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Go to the fordbarn.com web site and click on the 32 to 53 section. Do a search for steering box adjustment. The whole procedure is listed there.

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02-12-2019 @ 4:32 AM

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The steering boxes on the early shoeboxe's tend to loosen up. Check the bolts that attach the box to the frame before you do anything else. While under the car, check all the steering components for looseness.

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02-12-2019 @ 6:48 AM

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Before you make any steering box adjustments, make sure that the tie rod ends, drag link ends amd king pins have no play in them. Then get yourself a 1949,1950, 1951 Shop Manual and follow the procedures in there.

Changing the clearance between the roller and sector improperly can lead to destruction of the roller, sector or both.

There are a couple of topics on this Forum about the adjustment, do a search for them.

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02-12-2019 @ 12:17 PM

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You didn't mention the year of your car. If mechanical brakes were replaced with a hydraulic system, it could explain the absence of an access in the floorboard. How the system could have been properly bled is a mystery. If the car had the late type brakes, the best guess would be that a patch was installed in the place where rot and rust are common. If you plan to use a hole saw with the floorboard in place, be sure you protect the top of the master cylinder to prevent damage. In any event, not being able to remove the cap to check fluid level can result in danger in the single system. Most floor boards can be removed easily, unless the retainers are rusted or otherwise damaged

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