Tady je to okopírované, překládat to nebudu, to už určitě zvládnete.
My D2 has always had a bit of slack in its steering, nothing too bad, just enough to have it wandering slightly all the time. As the D2 has always been described as having vague steering I thought it was normal - and its passed its MoTs without any mention of this free play. However this last week it became quite uncomfortable, and Tigger was more like a bitch on heat - trying to dart across the road at times
I'd given the UJs and ball joints a check over before my MoT last week so I knew they were ok. So last night I decided to adjust the steering box. At this point there was maybe 1/16 of a turn of free play in the steering wheel and it was decidedly scary. This is how I brought Tigger back into line -
1. Make access room. Remove the engine acoustic cover, the battery cover and the fan upper shroud. Remove the viscous fan. Access to the steering box adjuster and lock nut is now much better.
2. Jack up the front end and support the axle on axle stands. Centre the steering wheel, leaving the ignition key in place to release the steering lock.
3. Remove the drag link ball joint from the steering box drop arm. If it doesn't come free after the nut has been removed, hit the steering arm sharply with two metal hammers on opposing sides of the drop arm. Its advisable to wear goggles :geek: for this as while its unlikely that you'll chip the arm, it is possible. This is the method I use and it hasn't failed yet - the ultrasonic ringing caused by this sharp knock dislodges the tapered shaft and the joint drops free :tup:
4. You can now reach into the engine bay and by gently rotating the intermediate steering column shaft, feel if there is any play. If there is play, loosen the steering box adjuster lock nut a few turns (a 19mm rachet spanner is great for this) and rotate the adjuster (Torx T30 IIRC) a 1/4 turn at a time until the slack is taken up. RAVE says DO NOT OVERADJUST - I'm not sure why this is stressed to be honest, but I assume it can cause the end of the world as we know it, so probably best not to over tighten it. After each 1/4 turn, check the intermediate steering column shaft for play, and tighten another 1/4 if any is found.
5. Once you're happy that the freeplay has been adjusted out, tighten up the locknut ensuring you don't tighten the adjuster any further when doing so. Turn the steering wheel lock to lock to ensure that there is no grabbing/tightness in movement. If so, release the adjuster back a 1/4 turn and secure again with the locknut. Wipe away any PAS fluid that has escaped - keeping it clean will help you to identify any leak at a future date. Refit the drag link to the drop arm and tighten the nut to 59lb/ft. Lower the truck back onto the ground and take for a test drive. Keep an eye on the PAS fluid level for a week or so after doing this, and check the adjuster/locknut area for dampness.
It took me about an hour to do overall, and this included another check of the balljoints and steering column UJs. If you have any play in your steering this is well worth doing - I have almost no freeplay now.
:/*. DII (pokud je treba vymena tak ceho a na co davat bacha?) , DIKY
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a potom som dal aj nev zamok 5 dveri a nemusim uz 2 krat stlacat ovladac sak som to uz 2x menil co som ho mal rozmackan 