hello, I am a very recent owner of a t2 crossover (last friday) and the one thing Ive found that I need to address more than anything is that when driving the bus in a straight line there is a good 2-4 inches of play in the steering wheel before the steering effects the wheels.
This is resulting in the bus essentially snaking down the road and feeling a little unsafe. I have read countless threads on the samba forum and watched a number of videos of people with the same issue and done the checks as described. The bus has a french slammer installed with drop spindles on the front and is all less than a year old, so I think I can rule out the swivel pin being the culprit.
Ive yet to find someone that has a french slammer with any steering issues. The drag link has no play when wiggling the steering. I did notice that when wiggling the steering wheel it does move the drag link and pittman arm a tiny bit but not the wheels.
I did notice while I was under there the rubber steering coupling has a bolt loose, so I have a new one coming today and will replace and make sure all bolts are tight, could this alone be the cause of the slop?
My next port of call was to jack up the front and then screw in the steering box adjuster screw and then back it off and check the steering.
Apart from those 2 things can anyone give me any pointers as to what could be causing the issue?
This is resulting in the bus essentially snaking down the road and feeling a little unsafe. I have read countless threads on the samba forum and watched a number of videos of people with the same issue and done the checks as described. The bus has a french slammer installed with drop spindles on the front and is all less than a year old, so I think I can rule out the swivel pin being the culprit.
Ive yet to find someone that has a french slammer with any steering issues. The drag link has no play when wiggling the steering. I did notice that when wiggling the steering wheel it does move the drag link and pittman arm a tiny bit but not the wheels.
I did notice while I was under there the rubber steering coupling has a bolt loose, so I have a new one coming today and will replace and make sure all bolts are tight, could this alone be the cause of the slop?
My next port of call was to jack up the front and then screw in the steering box adjuster screw and then back it off and check the steering.
Apart from those 2 things can anyone give me any pointers as to what could be causing the issue?